[TowerTalk] Plumbing a tower using a plumb bob

[Bill Heinzinger]

Actually a plumb bob is the most accurate.
The Greeks and Romans didn't have transits. HI

what you do:
If the tower has a pointed top section:
A tennis ball with a hole in it. Place the string through the hold and lover
bob down the mast tube letting the ball sit in the hole.
If the tower has a flat top section and rotor plate, just get a bigger ball.
I've used this technique many times. cheap and fast
Only problem could be a windy day. Then you need a heavier bob.
Elevator installers used to use a BIG steel bob and piano wire to align the
elevator rails.

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom H <biskit@snip.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 8:50 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Plumbing a tower using a plumb bob


>
> Hey 'tawkers,
>
> I'm trying to figure a way to find the center of a triangular tower so I
can
> drop a plumb line from near the top, down to the bottom.  This seems to me
> like a good way to find true vertical other than using a transit.  What
I'd
> like to do is to criss-cross a string from one tube to the other to form a
> center cross hair of sorts, one at the top, and one at the bottom, and
hang
> a plumb bob from the top cross hair.  But without an opposing tube, this
is
> pretty hard to do.  There's gotta be a better way to do this than how I'm
> figuring.  Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom K3GM
> FM29
>
>
>
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