[TowerTalk] Another rope question ??

[Grant Saviers]

I machined an aluminum thick wall tube (Holobar) for connecting 
irrigation pipes together and threaded SS eyebolts into it.  Without a 
lathe here are some alternatives -
Use a hole saw to cut 3/16" thick or so aluminum plate for an id to fit 
a tube at a step.  The "od" can be square.  Drill holes large enough for 
thimbles to protect the rope.

Use stainless split shaft collars and thread them for stainless eyebolts 
and jam nut plus Loctite them in.  Collars are available in 1/16" id 
steps up to 3" id, should be secure anywhere on a right sized tube or 
certainly secure at a step of diameters. 
http://www.mcmaster.com/#shaft-collars/=jxk73w

Grant
KZ1W


On 10/29/2012 4:49 AM, Gerard Jendraszkiewicz wrote:
> Whats typically used to attach the guys to the vertical element ? The 
> vertical element is a selection of fit together bits of tubing.
>
> 73, Jerry, KE9I
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