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Re: [TowerTalk] Serving Tool for guy wire

To: "AD5VJ Bob" <rtnmi@sbcglobal.net>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Serving Tool for guy wire
From: "W5CPT" <w5cpt@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:31:34 -0500
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The serving tools we used in the military were a piece of metal about 12" long, 
1' wide with a 1/8" hole about 1/2" from the end and a pair of linemen's 
pliers.   And gloves, good thick gloves.  Serve 3 sets of guys (not mentioning 
the insulators) and you will always go with grips (and Phillystran).

>From the towers I have seen in the last 10 years serving cable ends is a lost 
>art.  It is pretty and helps when ice builds up on the guy and then slides 
>down, but it is a tremendous amount of work.

Clint - W5CPT

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: AD5VJ Bob 
  To: towertalk@contesting.com 
  Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 6:51 PM
  Subject: [TowerTalk] Serving Tool for guy wire


  In reading the ROHN cat it talks about a serving tool used to wrap the guy 
wire back onto itself and around and around as a part of
  installing the guy wire. I can not seem to find a 'serving tool' for this 
purpose anywhere on the internet does anyone know where to
  find one?



     73 fer nw es gud DX,
  QSL VIA: LotW, BUR, e-QSL
  Bob AD5VJ
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  Luke 14:28-30    

   28"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and 
estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to
  complete it? 29For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, 
everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30saying, 'This
  fellow began to build and was not able to finish.'

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