[TowerTalk] ant alum

[Dino Darling]

Most aluminum houses or tubing supply houses can help you.  Texas Tower also sells telescoping aluminum tubing.

You want .058 wall tubing in 1/8" increments...  3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, 7/8, 1, 1 1/8, etc.  They normally come in 12' lengths.  Another suggestion is to get a little thinner wall for your outside elements.  In other words, if your last (outside) element is 1/2" and you are NOT going to telescope anything in it, you can get .049 wall and save some money and weight.  If wind is a problem where you live, then I would stick to the thicker wall!

I personally like 6061-T6.  There has been a movement to 6063-T853.  This aluminum is beautiful which is why it is classified as "furniture grade".  It is not allowed in aircraft production.  I'm not sure why there is a move to the 6063, but my guess is price.


Dino - K6RIX


-----Original Message-----
From: Greenacres113 at aol.com
Sent: Jul 3, 2005 10:30 AM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] ant alum

several of us in nw tn are looking for ant. alum. the t6 type  if possible. 
any sources will help.
we are looking for 3-10' peices we can telescope. do the  commercial houses 
like Grainger,etc carry it? i know one or two ham sites carry  it but if we 
could find a source in Memphis, St. Louis or Nashville it might be  better to go 
pick it up.
 
thanks
k9il
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