[TowerTalk] How to stiffen a mast

[Malcolm Ringel]

I'm surprised that it took this long to get there .....
73 ...sigh ...
Malcolm Ringel, K3KZ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <k2qmf at juno.com>
To: <keith at dutson.net>
Cc: <K4PI at peoplepc.com>; <towertalk at contesting.com>; <pbarkey at bsu.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How to stiffen a mast


>
> How about filling the center of the mast with Viagra???
>
> 73,  K2QMF
>
> On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:19:23 -0600 "Keith Dutson" <kjdutson at earthlink.net>
> writes:
>> I agree that combining wood and metal helps with rigidity.  You must
>> make
>> certain that the wood is sealed against the elements to prevent
>> weathering.
>> Fiberglass and/or epoxy coating makes it even more rigid.  The floor
>> pan in
>> my Corvette is actually made of fiberglass coated plywood that is
>> bolted to
>> the steel frame.
>>
>> Keith NM5G
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of MIKE
>> GREENWAY
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:50 AM
>> To: Barkey, Patrick M.; towertalk at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How to stiffen a mast
>>
>> I thought about this some years ago and had a friend turn some solid
>> oak
>> dowels on his lathe that would just go into the mast.  I used a
>> hammer to
>> tap them into place but I brushed on epoxy just to take up any
>> spacing
>> between the two.  I capped the mast on both ends.  It has been there
>> for
>> years.  I asked a structual engineer afterward about doing this and
>> he said
>> they sometimes combine wood with metal to increase the strength.
>> Whether it
>> is worth doing or not I cannot say but it made me feel a lot
>> better.73 Mike
>> K4PI
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Barkey, Patrick M." <pbarkey at bsu.edu>
>> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 8:15 PM
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] How to stiffen a mast
>>
>>
>> I've been using 24 foot, half inch wall, 2.5 inch OD aluminum masts
>> on all of my towers for quite a few years, with no failures or real
>> problems.  During the recent ice storm, however, a couple of them
>> flexed a little more than I'd like to see (they've since sprung
>> back).
>>
>> Now that I have the opportunity to think this over, I am wondering
>> if it would be of any value to try to add a little more stiffness
>> to
>> the existing mast by driving something into the hollow center.
>> I've got a 1.5 inch ID hole to work with - perhaps some pipe or
>> solid rod could be driven into it?
>>
>> Wondering if anyone has ever tried anything like this?
>>
>>   - Pat
>>     N9RV
>> .
>>
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