Terry, I suspect there are 2 different buyers involved and both have less than
a years experience in buying and neither have any mechanical knowledge. Most
likely 2 young ladies fresh from a college on a first job and their
supervisors don't know enough themselves to do any training. Your problem
seems to be in every department at the big box stores. They make me nuts, I am
always redesigning a project based on what they have, not what would do the job
right.
Clif AA6FE
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Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 12:21:46 -0800 (PST)
From: terry burge <ki7m@comcast.net>
To: topband@contesting.com, TowerTalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Why aren't these universal angle iron
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Thanks for the help guys. Got reminding about the difference between pipe and
tubing sizes concerning the U-bolts. And some other things like overbuilding my
detune setup.
Terry
KI7M
> On January 2, 2019 at 11:49 PM terry burge <ki7m@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
>
> I've ran into this problem multiple times and thought I'd ask to see if
>there is a simple explanation or if perhaps manufacturers of universal angle
>iron brackets as sold in Lowes, Home Depot, etc. just don't care. I can never
>find these 'plumbers tape' type of angle irons that have holes that will match
>up to the U-bolts they sell. And it seems the U-bolts are too large half the
>time for the holes. Seems to me that by now it would occur to manufacturers
>that U-bolts get used on these angle irons with all the holes so conveniently
>places that they would make sure the U-bolts would go through them?
>
>
> I once had a professor who would say 'if you have a question don't
>hesitate to ask it because chances are other people are also wondering that
>same thing but were afraid to ask'. So I ask, WHY? Just seems like the hardest
>thing I keep running into is to 'somehow' expand a bolt hole to match a bolt
>or U-bolt. That just isn't easy. Maybe clamp down my drill horizontal with an
>auger style bit and start drilling?
>
>
> Somehow I know I'll be able to detune my tower but as usual this problem
>reared it's ugly head.
>
>
> Terry
>
> KI7M
>
>
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