[TowerTalk] Plumbing a tower using a plumb bob

Tom H biskit@snip.net
Tue, 19 Oct 1999 19:42:59 -0400


Hi 'tawkers,

Thanks for all the reply's.  I got a lot of responses, and it looks like the
majority prefer the crossed string method, the first thing I came up with.
I thought I'd ask though 'cause sometimes you can't see the forest for the
trees.  Bill, W9OL, that's a really clever idea using a ball to find the
center of the tube or plate.  My rotor's already mounted in the section
though, so I'll have to file that idea for another day!  A couple
respondents asked why I didn't just use a carpenter's level placed against
the side of each of the tubes.  Well, if you have a few guy's (no pun) on
hand,  each can tweak their respective turnbuckles while you watch the plumb
bob.  This seems much easier than going from tube to tube with a level.

7 3 es tnx,

Tom K3GM
FM29


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