Klein Tools 3256 (10" broad head bull pin) has a 1/4" point. That looks
like the right one...
Rohn 55G tower section bolts are 7/16, so a 1/4" point looks about right.
Thanks!
Dick, K6KR
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From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mickey Baker
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 10:39 AM
To: Pete Raymond
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com; TexasRF@aol.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bull pin / drift pin
I've ordered Klein bull pins from toolbarn.com. They have a number of sizes
at inexpensive prices with reasonable shipping.
I like to use a tapered pin that is too large to fit completely through the
hole.
73,
Mickey N4MB
On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Pete Raymond
<n4kwpete@centurylink.net>wrote:
> I have found Drift Pins in the tool section of Sears. They carry a
> few different sizes, a great tool.
> 73 Pete N4KW
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <TexasRF@aol.com>
> To: <dieven@comcast.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 7:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bull pin / drift pin
>
>
> > Dick, you might try an automotive parts store. Many of them have
> > some pretty big tools to sell.
> >
> > 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:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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?
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
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> >
> > Dick, K6KR
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