[TowerTalk] A little eBay humor...

[Roger (K8RI)]

Jack wrote:
> Starting price is humorous enough... read the description of the tower!
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Radio-Tower-wind-mill-wy-fi-47-FT-Tower_W0QQitemZ260454386571QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ca44a8b8b&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
>
>   
That's the old "American Steel" tower.  Strictly light duty and worth 
about $10 a section in good shape. With that one I'd want to use a 
thickness gage to make sure that is only *surface* rust.    It needs the 
interior of the legs treated with linseed oil like they do in tubular 
aircraft fuselages.  The outside needs cleaning and repainting.  They 
are mild steel that has been painted. No galvanizing is present. Cross 
braces are at 24" which makes them "interesting" and very tiring to climb.

73

Roger (K8RI)
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