Heres a source for drift pins that structural steel fitters use for reference.
http://www.ajaxtools.com/prodlist.php?dept_id=11
73,
Bob
K6UJ
On Aug 29, 2011, at 10:33 AM, Pete Raymond wrote:
> I have found Drift Pins in the tool section of Sears. They carry a few
> different sizes, a great tool.
> 73 Pete N4KW
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> To: <dieven@comcast.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 7:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bull pin / drift pin
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>> Dick, you might try an automotive parts store. Many of them have some
>> pretty big tools to sell.
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>> 73,
>> Gerald K5GW
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>> In a message dated 8/29/2011 6:29:18 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
>> dieven@comcast.net writes:
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>> I find myself without a drift pin to align the leg holes in Rohn 55G
>> tower
>> sections (5/16” bolt size). I need to pull together several sections on
>> the
>> ground with a couple of come-alongs. We plan to use a crane to lift
>> preassembled sections and I don’t to do these one at a time at crane
>> rental
>> rates.
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>> Where do I find a good drift pin / bull pin / barrel pin for this
>> purpose?
>> Klein Tools and SteelErectorTools.com offer some really hefty ones for
>> steel
>> construction, and I’ve found little drift punch sets at Sears and Ace
>> Hardware and Harbor Freight, but not one that’s about the right size for
>> this. I think a ¼” point diameter would be about right, maybe the large
>> diameter would be ¾”, perhaps 6” long?
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>> Something that cleared the holes a little bit so I didn’t have to force
>> the
>> bolts through would be helpful. These are new sections that haven’t met
>> one
>> another before. I got the top plate on with a rubber mallet, but that’s
>> not
>> going to work with 100# tower sections.
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>> Thanks!
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>> Dick, K6KR
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