[TowerTalk] Cadweld, Ultraweld, etc

[EUGENE SMAR]

Gil:

     Duct seal is that gray or black putty-like material that electricians
use to close the ends of wall penetrations (where your electrical service
enters your house, for example), or to seal the tops of electrical conduits
(improperly called ducts, I guess.)  I bought a package of it at the local
Home Despot.  G&B makes it, though I'm sure there are other brands available
elsewhere.

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard M. Gillingham" <rmoodyg at bellsouth.net>
To: "EUGENE SMAR" <ersmar at comcast.net>; <kc2tn at comcast.net>; "'Thomas
Miller'" <ac5tm at bellsouth.net>; <kb9cry at comcast.net>; "'Jerry Keller'"
<k3bz at arrl.net>
Cc: "'(Reflector) TowerTalk'" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cadweld, Ultraweld, etc


> Hate to ask dumb questions, but what's duct seal??  I need to update my
> ground system soon, and may end up with molds that don't  fit what I'm
> installing.  Presently using clamps.  Gotta do better.
>
> Gil, W1RG
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "EUGENE SMAR" <ersmar at comcast.net>
> To: <kc2tn at comcast.net>; "'Thomas Miller'" <ac5tm at bellsouth.net>;
> <kb9cry at comcast.net>; "'Jerry Keller'" <k3bz at arrl.net>
> Cc: "'(Reflector) TowerTalk'" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 4:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cadweld, Ultraweld, etc
>
>
> > Tom et al:
> >
> >      I did the same thing with duct seal on my Cadweld one-shot molds.
> > Apparently the ground rod was smaller diameter than half inch nominal
and
> I
> > blew the first charge.  I cut off the top of the ground rod along with
the
> > ruined Cadweld blob, plugged the bottom and side holes of another mold
> with
> > duct seal, then set of the next shot.  No problem with any of the dozen
or
> > so after the first one.
> >
> > 73 de
> > Gene Smar  AD3F
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Joe - KC2TN" <kc2tn at comcast.net>
> > To: "'Thomas Miller'" <ac5tm at bellsouth.net>; <kb9cry at comcast.net>;
"'Jerry
> > Keller'" <k3bz at arrl.net>
> > Cc: "'(Reflector) TowerTalk'" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 1:22 PM
> > Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Cadweld, Ultraweld, etc
> >
> >
> > > I used ductseal on the bottom of my forms to prevent runout. It works
> > great.
> > > It does get a little warm after the burn but is reusable on the next
> weld.
> > I
> > > did 32 welds without a problem. My neighbor, an electrician, gave me
the
> > > tip.
> > >
> > > Joe - KC2TN
> > > "If you're sure of everything,
> > >         and it still doesn't work,
> > >            one of the things you're sure of is wrong!"
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> > > [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Thomas Miller
> > > Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 11:06 AM
> > > To: kb9cry at comcast.net; Jerry Keller
> > > Cc: (Reflector) TowerTalk
> > > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cadweld, Ultraweld, etc
> > >
> > >
> > > I have heard the use of duckseal to work on old worn out forms but I
am
> > not
> > > sure how safe this is.
> > > Tom
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <kb9cry at comcast.net>
> > > To: "Jerry Keller" <k3bz at arrl.net>
> > > Cc: "(Reflector) TowerTalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 3:46 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cadweld, Ultraweld, etc
> > > k my memory.  You also don't
> > > > need to buy every different mold for all the applications you
listed.
> > For
> > > > example, you can use the one in and one out for a single wire
> > terminating
> > > at
> > > > the rod by simply stuffing a small stub of wire into the other
opening
> > and
> > > then
> > > > use the weld.  You can also do the same for the two in and two out
by
> > > again
> > > > sticking a short stub of wire into the unused openings.  You want to
> > fill
> > > these
> > > > up with something so the molten metal does not leak out.  QSL?
> > >
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