On 10/22/2010 10:20 AM, TexasRF@aol.com wrote:
> Dave and all, those spade bits are quite a bargain considering you can buy
> a whole set for about the cost of a single metal bit or hole saw.
Wood, or Auger bits are *EXPENSIVE*, I paid nearly $40 USD for a 1"
Auger wood bit. They can be found for less, but you usually get what
you pay for. OTOH half way though the plate I stuck a spike with it.
It's beyond repair.
73
Roger (K8RI)
>
> In addition, they work very well on aluminum, with a bit of oil for
> lubrication. I have drilled holes up 1 1/4" diameter in 3/8" thick aluminum
> with
> ease. This works better with a drill press but can be done with a hand held
> drill with a little care and a firm grip on both the drill motor and
> aluminum.
>
> 73,
> Gerald K5GW
>
>
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 10/22/2010 6:47:31 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> K1TTT@ARRL.NET writes:
>
> For those wood working challenged people out there, there are 3 popular
> methods for putting holes in wood floors... assuming of course that you
> mean
> you have a wood floor under the shack and aren't really talking about a
> concrete floor where there are only 2, jackhammers and dynamite. For wood
> floors you can drill holes, the best option are hole saws or spade bits
> since even the largest normal twist bit can just barely fit a good size
> coax
> through. If you need a larger hole you can get hole saws up to about 3"
> you
> can use with a normal hand drill. Beyond that, or if you don't want to go
> round you can use a small drill to make a starting hole and then enlarge it
> with a saw, either manual or small jigsaw works well, for bigger and
> rougher
> holes use one of those demolition saws. The final method is a fire axe.
> They make really quick big holes but at the penalty of leaving a few
> splinters around the edges.
>
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
> web: http://www.k1ttt.net
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>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dan Evans [mailto:dan.evans@insightbb.com]
>> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 00:38
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Bringing feedlines through the floor
>>
>> This brings up an issue I hope to work on soon...
>>
>> I will be running about 6 feedlines under my floor and up to my shack.
>> There will likely be two runs of LDF4 and probably 4 runs of RG8. The
>> SPG will be just outside the house, before the lines go under the floor.
>>
>> I haven't decided yet best / neatest method of passing the lines through
>> the floor. I've considered cutting a 4x12 rectangular opening in the
>> floor about the same size as a heat duct, or something similar. Just
>> thought I would ask, "how do you do it?"
>>
>> 73
>> Dan
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>> On 10/21/2010 9:06 AM, n8de@thepoint.net wrote:
>>> Ditto.
>>>
>>> I'm willing to bet that the great majority of hams use an aluminum
>>> plate for SPG. Mine is 1/4" thick and replaces the foundation 'vent'
>>> under my shack window.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Don
>>> N8DE
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