[TowerTalk] adjustment Nut

[jimlux]

On 4/4/18 10:53 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> A box wrench or socket for a 3 1/2" nut is not going to be cheap, Grainger
> wants over $4000  goo.gl/sgFLVe
> 

This is a case where something like a big pipe wrench or strap wrench 
might work well. If using a pipe wrench, I'd pad the jaws so the teeth 
don't cut up the bolt. Some scrap steel would work.

For that matter, I wonder if you could get square box tubing that would 
fit over the nut.



> John KK9A
> 
> 
> Wilson Lamb (no callsign) wrote
> 
> Soak heavily in magic juice.
> Maybe wrap in a rag to maintain concentration of juice.
> Get cheap box end or socket wrench.
> Make torque pulses with hammer or impact wrench.
> Repeat.
> It seems like there would be an electrolytic way to do this, but I don't
> know it.
> WL
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