In a message dated 6/1/2008 3:35:04 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> What is the thinking of the group about used pre-forms? I have over a
hundred 5/16" pre-forms that I removed from a tower that had only been up
for a few years. Most of the coating on the inside of the pre-forms seems to
be intact and the wires are in very good shape.
You can remove a PreFormed grip twice but it has to be within a
month or so of original installation. (I couldn't find the exact spec on the
PreFormed website but that's the general idea.) So you shouldn't re-use those
PreForms.
Something like 40% of the gripping power of the PreForms comes from
the grit inside the twists. Over time and removal, too much of that grit
comes off so it's not suitable for re-use. Maybe they're worth something to
your
local metal recycler.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
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