[TowerTalk] Bull pin / drift pin

[Pete Raymond]

The drift pin I have found to be the most useful has a tapper starting at 1/4" tapering up to 5/8" with a steel handle  5" long, one piece.  Total length of 12".
Purchased at Sears and as I recall very affordable.

73 Pete N4KW

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mickey Baker 
  To: Pete Raymond 
  Cc: TexasRF at aol.com ; towertalk at contesting.com 
  Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 1:39 PM
  Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bull pin / drift pin


  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


    ----- Original Message -----
    From: <TexasRF at aol.com>
    To: <dieven at comcast.net>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
    Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 7:48 AM
    Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bull pin / drift pin


    > 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:
    >
    > 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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