[TowerTalk] TEK screws

[Jim]

Steve...you forgot one important plus of "TEK" screws.

They are self drilling!....

They look like a drill bit on the end.

Just my additional  $ .02

73 and GREAT idea!

Jim W7RY


-----Original Message-----
From: K7LXC@aol.com <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Friday, March 17, 2000 00:34
Subject: [TowerTalk] TEK screws


>
>      A bunch of people have asked me about TEK screws. Here it is again.
>
>      A TEK screw is a chisel-tipped, self-tapping sheet metal screw. TEK
is
>just one manufacturer - there are others. Most any hardware store will have
>them; my country True Value down the street has them.
>
>     Get the ones with Phillips heads; the quarter-inch long ones should be
>plenty for drilling thru two layers of aluminum elements. They install in a
>couple of seconds with your cordless drill. I haven't seen one of those
come
>loose.
>
>     I'll bet you a nickel that riveted joints backed up with a TEK screw
>installed off-axis (per N4KG) will eliminate 'loosening rivet' syndrome.
The
>TEK screw will also provide a redundant electrical connection.
>
>Cheers,   Steve    K7LXC
>Tower Tech
>
>--
>FAQ on WWW:               http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html
>Submissions:              towertalk@contesting.com
>Administrative requests:  towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com
>Problems:                 owner-towertalk@contesting.com
>Search:                   http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm
>
>


--
FAQ on WWW:               http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html
Submissions:              towertalk@contesting.com
Administrative requests:  towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com
Problems:                 owner-towertalk@contesting.com
Search:                   http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm