[TowerTalk] Bull pin / drift pin

[Mickey Baker]

I've ordered Klein bull pins from toolbarn.com. They have a number of sizes
at inexpensive prices with reasonable shipping.

I like to use a tapered pin that is too large to fit completely through the
hole.

73,

Mickey N4MB


On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Pete Raymond <n4kwpete at centurylink.net>wrote:

> I have found Drift Pins in the tool section of Sears.  They carry a few
> different sizes, a great tool.
> 73 Pete N4KW
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> To: <dieven at comcast.net>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 7:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bull pin / drift pin
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> > Dick, you might try an automotive parts store. Many of them have some
> > pretty big tools to sell.
> >
> > 73,
> > Gerald K5GW
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> > In a message dated 8/29/2011 6:29:18 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> > dieven at comcast.net writes:
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> > I find  myself without a drift pin to align the leg holes in Rohn 55G
> > tower
> > sections (5/16” bolt size).  I need to pull together several  sections on
> > the
> > ground with a couple of come-alongs.  We plan to use a  crane to lift
> > preassembled sections and I don’t to do these one at a time  at crane
> > rental
> > rates.
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> > Where do I find a good drift pin /  bull pin / barrel pin for this
> > purpose?
> > Klein Tools and  SteelErectorTools.com offer some really hefty ones for
> > steel
> > construction,  and I’ve found little drift punch sets at Sears and Ace
> > Hardware and Harbor  Freight, but not one that’s about the right size for
> > this. I think a ¼”  point diameter would be about right, maybe the large
> > diameter would be ¾”,  perhaps 6” long?
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> > Something that cleared the holes a little bit  so I didn’t have to force
> > the
> > bolts through would be helpful.  These  are new sections that haven’t met
> > one
> > another before. I got the top plate  on with a rubber mallet, but that’s
> > not
> > going to work with 100# tower  sections.
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> > Thanks!
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> > Dick,  K6KR
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