[TowerTalk] Source for Stainless Steel Thimbles

[Dennis Vernacchia]

Whoops !!! I meant the sheaves not the thimbles !!!!

Yes, I do know teh sheaves must be matched to the diameter of the wire rope
!!!

I assume same sources to buy the Stainless sheaves

I will be stopping at a Marine Supply store later today

73, Dennis N6KI



On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 4:56 AM, jimlux <jimlux at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Dennis Vernacchia wrote:
>
>> Are these available at Marine Supply stores ?
>>
>> If not where ?
>>
>
> Rigging suppliers?  In the San Fernando Valley, for instance, VER Sales.
>
>
>> I have a LM-470D tower that was restrung with Stainless Steel cable ( 1
>> size
>> larger than what
>> the stock galvanized cable was )
>>
>
> Did you also change the sheaves?  For wire rope, the sheave is sized to
> match the rope.. the groove in the sheave is just the right radius so that
> the cable is supported over its entire diameter. The diameter of the sheave
> is also usually tailored to the diameter of the cable so that minimum
> bending radius requirements are met
>
>
>  but the guy did not replace the thimbles
>
>> and they are
>> pretty rusty and am thinking I should replace them before putting tower
>> back
>> into
>> operation
>>
>> 73, Dennis N6KI
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