[TowerTalk] Anchor Bolt Material

[Marvin Shelton]

good idea, but I wonder if I can find a 24" long 2" diameter grade 55 bolt and have the top six inches machined?


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> On Oct 15, 2014, at 5:03 AM, TexasRF--- via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:
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> How about larger anchor bolts with upper six inches or so machined to fit  
> the base holes? 
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> Could the base holes be reamed to a larger size?
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> In a message dated 10/15/2014 12:09:54 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
> marvs at att.net writes:
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> 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?
>> 
>> 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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