[TowerTalk] rohn 45 leg bolts

[W0UN -- John Brosnahan]

Lowes has GALVANIZED bolts that will work for this application.
True, hot-dipped, galvanizing is much better than electro-zinc plated
bolts.

John   W0UN

At 12:14 PM 2/5/2004, Daron J. Wilson wrote:

>I think they mean coarse threads (NC).  I've gone to a marine supplier
>and purchased them all before, though I usually end up with 2 1/2" bolts
>since those are standard and cause no problem with the installation.  I
>always order all galvanized bolts/lockwashers/nuts.  My 'spares' are
>limited to the one is the very bottom of the bucket, usually used to
>replace the two or three that manage to slip from my tired fingers.
>
>Good Luck!
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> > bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Julio Peralta
> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 10:03 AM
> > To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] rohn 45 leg bolts
> >
> > The Tampa Amateur Radio Club is getting ready to erect a R-45 tower.
>We need 8
> > sets of leg bolts. Rohn specs call for 3 each, 5/16" X  2 3/8" NC
>bolts and 3
> > each, 7/16 X 2 1/4" NC bolts per section.
> >
> > Does any one have any spares on hand?
> >
> > What does the NC in the spec stand for?
> >
> > I would guess that any commercial fastener vendor would have suitable
>bolts.
> >
> > BTW we also need a rotor shelf for the R-45 to complete the install.
> >
> > Julio, W4HY
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