[TowerTalk] Source for 2" OD Mast

[Jon Pearl - W4ABC]

Hi Jerry.

I ran into the very same thing, recently.  Even the suppliers get 
aggravated at the shippers because the cost to ship is often as much or 
more than the tubing itself and it turns buyers off.

I recently bought a 2" O.D. x .250" wall x 21' long stick of 1026 DOM 
(Drawn Over Mandrel) from Alro Metals, just a few miles from my home.  I 
paid about $345 out the door plus another $50 to a friend to bring it 
home on his race car trailer.  The only downside - it's not galvanized.  
I'm deciding on coatings, now.



73,


Jon Pearl - W4ABC


On 1/4/2013 3:26 PM, Jerry Gardner wrote:
> Anyone know of a source for a 2" OD 5 to 20 foot steel mast  in the
> vicinity of the S.F. Bay Area? Something with around 87 k psi yield
> strength would be ideal.
>
> Lots of on-line places sell these, but the shipping cost is greater than
> the cost of the mast itself. If there's someplace close to me that stocks
> something suitable, I'll rent a U-Haul truck and go pick it up.
>
> 73, Jerry
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