[TowerTalk] Re: I'll bite, how does it work

[Pete Smith]

At 03:07 PM 5/12/00 -0400, Bill Coleman AA4LR wrote:
...
>My solution was to build a ground rod driver. I used a 1" steel water 
>pipe nipple with couplers on both ends. One end is closed with a solid 
>plug. I cannabalized a dumbell weight set for 15 lbs of weights and the 
>weight collars. So, now I have a 15 lb hammer with a 1 foot drop that 
>never misses. You can even use it while standing on a short ladder.
>
>It only takes a few minutes to drive a 10 foot ground rod to within 1 
>foot of the ground. I drive it the rest of the way with a sledgehammer. 

A comparable device is available ready-made at any farm supply, used for
driving steel fence posts.  Typically, they permit an 18 inch drop and
weight about 15 pounds, but the idea is the same -- a captive hammer.

73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@contesting.com 



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