[TowerTalk] Source for Long Forged Eye Screws?

[Tim Makins, EI8IC]

#1 - Easier answer: Buy a steel ring of suitable size. Buy a lag bolt of
suitable size. Get your local welding shop to weld the ring on to the
bolt-top. The advantage here is that the bolt can still be screwed into the
tree with a spanner. Treat with cold-galvanising paint if you're worried
about rust.

#2 - Nicer answer: Prepare a simple drawing of what you need. Find your
nearest blacksmith in the phone book and get him/her to make what you need.
It'll cost more, and be at the top of the tree where no one will see it, but
hey, it'll be exactly what you want, and you'll be supporting a valuable but
fading craft. Think of it as supporting the future skill base.

73s Tim EI8IC
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Rosenberg" <wd3q at starpower.net>
To: <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 6:00 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Source for Long Forged Eye Screws?


> First off -- thanks to all for the comments on pulleys and getting
> wires in trees and having them stay there!
>
> One respondent suggested 3/8" x 12" screw eyes, and another
> emphatically stated that I needed forged screw eyes.
>
> I can't find a source of these, certainly not forged ones.
>
> Can anyone suggest a source -- and is 12" too long?
>
> -- now if I could only find an available tree climber!
>
> Eric W3DQ
> Washington, DC
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