[Towertalk] Base Plate, 58"sky Needle Tower

[Dan Hammill]

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> From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of K7LXC@aol.com
> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 12:13
> To: K9RB@bellsouth.net; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Base Plate, 58"sky Needle Tower
>
>
>
> In a message dated 12/20/02 11:22:05 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> K9RB@bellsouth.net writes:
>
> > But I believe the inquiry was for the base plate, with mounting
> >  configuration, which, from memory, was six or eight studs in a circular
> >  pattern. Its been a couple of decades and my memory isn't what
> it once was.
>
> Hi, Rog --
>
>     Yeah - I guess I was only addressing half of the inquiry:
>
> >>  I'll ask again. Anyone have a drawing of the baseplate for this tower
> which includes the rebar details. >>
>
>     Well, there ain't a baseplate drawing anywhere except at the
> manufacturer. I'd just take the dimensions to a metal fab shop
> and have them
> put something together. I'm assuming that his buddy actually has
> the tower
> and they can make some sort of template.
>
>     He can still use a UST base drawing as a starting place for
> the hole and rebar sizes and configuration.


No, he can't.  UST doesn't make Sky Needle towers.  Those were
Tri-Ex products.  His best bet is to contact Tashjian Towers.
According to the web site, Karl Tashjian was the design engineer
at Tri-Ex for about 15 years, so he might know a lot more about
the Sky Needle series that anyone at UST.

BR,
Dan  KB5MY/6


>
> Cheers,
> Steve     K7LXC
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