[TowerTalk] Template for US Tower 72ft

[Dick Flanagan]

At 11:45 PM -0400 10/28/2000, Kn4n@aol.com wrote:
>
>I am moving soon to another state, and would like to go ahead and put my base
>in, including the "J" bolts for my US 72 ft tower (TX 472) while my new house
>id being built. 
>
>What I need is a template, made from wood or cardboard from someone out there
>who just bought one of these towers and has not put it up yet, and can take
>their base, lay it over the cardboard, or plywood etc and mark the holes
>where the "J" bolts will be when I install my base.  In this way, I will be
>able to pour my base, set in my J bolts with the template, and when I move
the tower, it should "set right in".

I would very strongly suggest you use the actual base as your 
"template."  Either by buying a new one or, best of all, using the 
base from your tower.  You could do this by either waiting to pour 
the base until you move or by dropping the tower down early and 
hauling the base to the new house.

The tolerances are very close and I doubt either cardboard or plywood 
would allow you to even come close.  I can think of few things worse 
than your showing up with your tower only to find our old base won't 
fit the new bolts.

73, Dick
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Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno)
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