[TowerTalk] Cutting a section of tower

[Robert West]

If I borrow a tool from my neighbor, how long can I keep it before I take it
back?

Bob-


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Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 10:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cutting a section of tower



TexasRF at aol.com wrote:
> This ain't hard guys. If you have a Sawsall , you use it. If you have a  
> grinder, you use it. If you have a hacksaw, you use it. If you have
nothing,  
> then you go to Home Depot and decide which option you want to buy or see a

> friend or neighbor to borrow a tool.
>   
You forgot "chop saw" <:-)) as you can stick one leg of the tower in 
there at a time. However I don't like to use abrasive wheels on any soft 
metal like aluminum or Galvanizing as they load up and can become 
unbalanced leading to a dangerous condition where they can come apart.

I think most make the mistake of acquainting 25G with the hardness of 
EHS and there is no comparison.  25G gets its strength from the diameter 
of the tubing, wall thickness, and cross bracing. It's like cutting 
butter compared to EHS.

73

Roger (K8RI)
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> Anyone struggling with a problem like this needs to get some help from  
> friends with experience.
>  
> 73 to all,
> Gerald K5GW
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> In a message dated 4/2/2010 2:13:25 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
> K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net writes:
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> Roger (K8RI) wrote:
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>> Cqtestk4xs at aol.com  wrote:
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>>> I always use a grinding blade on my  circular saw.  It cuts  like butter

>>> through  25.
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>> So does a plain old hand held hacksaw when it comes to 25G. It's very  
>> easy to cut.
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> I should have added you can  probably cut all thee legs off in less than 
> 30 seconds with a little  practice. <:-))
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> 73
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> Roger (K8RI)
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>> I've made base  sections out of solid rod and steel plate, pipe and steel

>> plate, and  just short sections of tower.  I prefer the solid rod. It may

>> be  heavy, but you never have to worry about drainage or freezing.
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>>  OTOH the base does not *have* to be 5', it can be 6, 7, 8...what ever is

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>> handy.
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>> 73
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>> Roger  (K8RI)
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