My favorite tool for cutting frozen bolts (too big to twist off and
break) on a tower is a 4.5" battery grinder fitted with a thin abrasive
cut-off wheel.
I assume one can purchase such a cut-off wheel for that Ryobi multi-tool.
-Steve K8LX
On 8/30/2015 6:38 AM, George Dubovsky wrote:
I can't comment on the saw, but I will say that, in general, you should be
able to twist to destruction any muffler clamp on your tower. Using a large
wrench or an 18"-class breaker bar with socket, I have always been able to
wring off rusted or galled hardware. When you get above 1/4" and 5/16"
hardware, it gets more difficult and if the part that you need for purchase
deforms (the nut or bolt head), you will have to reach for another weapon
of destruction. Just think back to the last time you accidentally wrung off
a bolt with an overlarge wrench and recall how simple it seemed... ;-)
On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 2:52 AM, Gene Smar <ersmar@verizon.net> wrote:
TT:
Recently I purchased a Ryobi multitool http://tinyurl.com/lq28mbk
(because I already have a Ryobi drill, batteries and recharger) to use atop
my tower when I eventually replace the rotator and add a couple of V/UHF
Yagis to the stack. I expect that I will need to saw off the muffler
clamps
that I installed with the tower in 2001 to help support the mast on the
bushing at the top and along the mast above a second rotator shelf (to use
when the rotator is temporarily removed.) In addition, I believe I may
have
to use this tool to saw off the SS U-bolts that attach the mounting bracket
of my Bencher Skyhawk to the mast above the bushing. I'll need to release
all these items from the boom so I can lower the boom through the tower to
add the small Yagis before I install the replacement rotator.
My question: What specific blade should I purchase for this cutting
work? The Ryobi tool comes with an oscillating circular saw blade for wood
but the u-bolts and muffler clamps will require a more robust blade, IMHO.
The oscillating plunge cutting blade (shown in the Home Despot link above)
might work for the muffler clamps but I could use your advice based on your
experience with this kind of tool and blades. Is there a specific blade I
need for cutting through SS?
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