[TowerTalk] Anchor Bolt Material

[Marv Shelton]

the base is designed for 1-1/8 bolts.

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> On Oct 14, 2014, at 9:36 PM, <ve4xt at mymts.net> <ve4xt at mymts.net> wrote:
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> Use larger bolts?
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> Just sayin'
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> 73, Kelly
> Ve4xt
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>> On Oct 14, 2014, at 11:00 PM, "Marv Shelton" <marvs at att.net> wrote:
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>> I asked a PE at work and since the holes are so much bigger than the bolt. ( the holes are 2.5" diameter, the bolts only 1.125") he said the rated strength of the epoxy is only good if the hole is no more than a half inch bigger in diameter than the bolt. I confirmed this by talking to one of the epoxy product manufacturers.
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>>>> On Oct 14, 2014, at 8:23 AM, K7LXC at aol.com wrote:
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>>>> Anchor bolt update:
>>> Thanks for all the input everyone. It looks like epoxy, or at least commercial grade stuff dispensed with a caulking gun is out as a potential solution. It seems like the holes I made are too big.
>>> So now I am looking at anchoring cement and trying to talk to industrial contractors to see if there is another alternative.
>>> 
>>>       So how did you determine that your new holes won't work for putting in your anchor bolts? The epoxy is stronger than the concrete so it seems to me that's it's a non-issue. Are you over-thinking this?
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Steve     K7LXC
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