[Towertalk] Large thimbles

[Roger Borowski]

I got some at;
Consolidated Rigging & Lifting Products
4700 North Pearl Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32206
1 800 445-8965
This is their Headquarters location, they also have locations in Atlanta,
Savannah, South Florida (Coconut Creek) and the Carolinas.

They have thimbles for wire rope from 1/8" dia to 2" dia. in their catalog.
They list standard, heavy duty extra thick galvanized, and stainless steel.
They have "open" pattern in the standard variety and the 5/8" size has an
opening of 1 3/8", which is great for Rohn 25 legs.
73, -Rog-K9RB=-

----- Original Message -----
From: <brewerj@squared.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 1:19 PM
Subject: [Towertalk] Large thimbles


> I dont know if I'm violating the Prime Directive by doing something
> that is not specified by the manufacturer...... but.........
>
> It would seem that providing a large thimble for the grip to ride in
> in the top of a guyed Rohn 25 tower (grip around leg) would
> make for less chafing and sawing action than the grip bearing
> on the leg and "Z" wire.
>
> Given that, a large thimble....5/8" or so would be useful to let
> the grip ride in.
>
> The question is, who's got thimbles of that size? I can tell you it's not
> Home Despot or Lowes ....
>
> Thanks for any clues!
> John
> wb5oau
>
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