[Towertalk] Grips vs clamps?

[Mark]

Yep Yep Yep --- Zac do be do be right .. don't be putting them on at the end
of a antenna party session, when the brewskies are flowing!  T`aint Miller
Time yet!    Mark .. AA6DX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zac Smith" <sk-8-er@clnk.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>; <brewerj@squared.com>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Grips vs clamps?


> 2 rules when tightning preforms (grips) #1 dont bend then too hard or
youll
> kink then then theyre no good,
> #2 wrap the short leg first
>
> advice on doing it, ise a sleever bar or a long screwdriver to wrap then
it
> makes it easier to do and harder to kink em, and to finish off the wraping
> use a pair of channel locks, pushing the preform around the cable, thats
the
> best advice i can give ya and we just stacked a 300' guyed tower in conway
> arkansas, with 7/8" guy wire, BIG preforms
>
> Zac
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <brewerj@squared.com>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 10:25 AM
> Subject: [Towertalk] Grips vs clamps?
>
>
> > Any sage advice as to whether to use grips or clamps to secure
> > guy wire to tower/turnbuckle/guy anchors? If grips are the way to
> > go, are there instructions on the web?
> >
> > Also, is there any good place on the web to buy guy wire? ( I was
> > hoping a local like Graybar might carry it, but havent found it yet!)
> >
> > 73
> > john
> >
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