Howdy, TowerTalkians -
IMO the Orion mast clamp is a very poor design and has 2 fatal flaws. The
first being that the finish is dimpled and the dimples get flattened down over
time and the clamp loses its grip. The second flaw is that the teeth only
provide a small fraction of a square inch of actual clamping area - 0.1 sq.in.?
- and the teeth get ground down by mast movement hence it loosens up no matter
how much you tighten it. I've sold much superior after market clamps in the
past but can't get my supplier to make more. My question is can you hone
the existing clamp for a better fit? IOW can it be bored for a 2" or 3" mast?
It'd be something like boring a cylinder to a specified size. If the teeth were
filed down, there would be much MORE clamping area and thus the clamp would
actually hold the mast. In my experience I've only talked to a couple of owners
who claimed theirs didn't slip and ones that I've installed seemingly always
slipped eventually. Cheers,Steve K7LXC
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