[TowerTalk] Re Plumbing a Tower

[Gene Fuller]

Or, if you really don't mind climbing the tower, just leave the bottom of 
the string free and refer to the comments on using a string.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Gilbert" <xdavid at cis-broadband.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Re Plumbing a Tower


>
> I'm kind of confused about all this discussion involving the use of a
> plumb bob, which I think would be impractical in most environments.
>
> It seems to me that there are two considerations at hand:
>
> 1.  Trying to make the tower straight
> 2.  Trying to make the tower vertical.
>
> An easy guide for first objective can be accomplished by fastening a
> string (or rope for better visibility from the ground) to the top and
> bottom of the tower (spaced a few inches from the tower) and stretching
> it taught.  It isn't even necessary to measure the distance from the
> tower to the line ... you just stand to the side and look for parallelism.
>
> Making a straight tower vertical would only require the help of a good
> level applied to the bottom section.
>
> Why would that not be sufficient?
>
> 73,
> Dave   AB7E
>
> p.s.  It is possible to make the guideline taut as a guitar string by
> doubling it and using a lever (piece of wood) to twist the pair.
>
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