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Re: [TowerTalk] Aluminium telescopic mast

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Aluminium telescopic mast
From: Wes <wes_n7ws@triconet.org>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 08:18:26 -0700
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Maximo,

The easiest, although expensive, source is https://www.dxengineering.com/search/department/rigid-tubing?SortBy=Default&SortOrder=Ascending&N=department%3Arigid-tubing%2Bpart-type%3Aaluminum-tubing

The 0.058 inch wall tubing allows telescoping of tubes that are sized in 1/8" (.125) increments. The .120" wall thickness allows telescoping of tubes that are sized in 1/4" (.25) increments.  Note that these fit together much tighter than the mm sizes.

Wes  N7WS

On 7/17/2019 7:49 AM, Máximo EA1DDO_HK1H wrote:
Hi all,

Telescopic Aluminum masts are easy to make using metric tubes.
Using 2mm wall tubes, then 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65mm (and so on) 
external diameters you get the telescopic feature easily, leaving 1mm clearance 
between tubes.

I was trying to do same with "american tubes" but I couldn't find any size to 
get same telescopic thing.

Anyone knows how to make a telescopic aluminium mast using customary tubes?

Thank you

73, Maximo



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