[TowerTalk] Heavy duty mast -- recommendations ??

[Malcolm Clark]

M Kent Miller wrote:
> 
> Good
> day,
> I am in need of a mast to complete the list of parts and pieces for my
> antenna project. Can anyone suggest a " local " supplier for a 20 foot
> 2 inch o. d., .25 inch wall, 50,000 psi min. rating mast ?  The 2
> suppliers that I am aware of are halfway or all the way across the
> country from here and the freight charges are quite high on this
> item.
> My attempts to find one locally have been unproductive so far. All the
> plumbing supply houses have a variety of heavy pipe, but they don't know
> anything about ASTM 120 or psi ratings or
> such.
> Any suggestions ?    Thanks, 73, Kent   K4IHN

Did you look in the phone book under Steel Distributors & Suppliers (or
similar heading)?  Most cities have one or more steel suppliers--even
the smaller ones.  Your spec sounds like it is for tubing not pipe,
which are two different animals.  Steel suppliers understand tubing,
plumbing suppliers speak pipe (I'm guilty of generalizing here).  

Hope this helps.  

73
Malcolm KR4HP

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