[TowerTalk] Safe to buy 45G with a broken weld or bent

[Wayne Kline]

Jim. most of the time I repaired a rung or welded a brace or bracket to a tubular tower leg. it was close to the top or bottom of a section.  i have done two things. First and foremost I use a spray weld through primer, I spray on the inside of the tube http://www.summitracing.com/parts/TRM-5917/ no affiliation with them  just use them for my other sickness . I then some times use cold galvanizing with a gun cleaning tool.  with a screw on swab ( shot gun the best) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hoppes-Shotgun-Cleaning-Swab-16-GA-1319-/400163109582 dipped in cold galvanize product ( read rich in Zink) and  over coat  the area below and above the weld . YMMV    73's Wayne W3EA 
 > From: jim.thom at telus.net
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:46:31 -0800
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Safe to buy 45G with a broken weld or bent
> 
> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:43:35 -0500
> From: K8RI <K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Safe to buy 45G with a broken weld or bent
> rod?
> 
> On 1/16/2012 5:31 PM, James Wolf wrote:
> > What about the galvanization on the inside of the tower leg?
> 
> Where every you weld on the outside the galvanizing will likely be 
> burned off on the inside and likely at least half an inch farther than 
> the actual weld. That's why the welding is done before they hot dip 
> galvanize.
> 
> 73
> 
> Roger (K8RI)
> 
> ##  somebody asked abt the inside legs.  After you clean the inside legs,cap the 3 x ends off.
> Put the section on a single saw horse. use a funnel and pour a ton of that ZRC  stuff  down each leg.
> Then cap off the upper 3 x legs.   Then rock it back and forth , like a teeter-totter. Then flip the
> tower onto a different face..and repeat the procedure.  Open off 3 x caps at one end...ONE at
> a time..and pour  out the excess into a container.  Repeat the for the other 3 x legs.  Make sure you drain
> out the excess.  You might be able to use paint mitts to do the outside of the towers.  Then no overspray,
> which just wastes  the expensive ZRC anyway. Think ZRC comes in 1 qt and also 1 gal containers. 
> Not doing the inside of the legs with ZRC is just asking for trbl down the road.  You can also pour ZRC
> down the inside of legs on any crank up tower..while it's standing vertical.  Bit more of a trick though,
> but it works. 
> 
> later... Jim   VE7RF
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