[TowerTalk] Attaching utility box to tower face

[K8RI]

On 11/7/2011 8:25 AM, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
> A metal box would probably work with a short inside length U-bolt, but the
> plastic box has at least 3/4" of "waffle" on its back.  That makes it a lot
> stronger, but more difficult to mount with U-bolts with short inside length.
> The combination of small inside width and long inside length may be
> difficult to locate. I do see 3/4" ID U-bolts with 2-3/4" length, so it's
> not insurmountable, especially if I add some buffering material around the
> tower rung before clamping a U-bolt on.

It's fairly easy to make "U-bolts" out of threaded rod if they are not 
going to hold much load.

73

Roger (K8RI)