[TowerTalk] Opening Steel Hardwre AFter 15 Years

[Steve Maki]

On 04/15/20 11:31 AM, Grant Saviers wrote:

> For a few dollars, safety wires seem to me to be a good value insurance, 
> but YMMV for risk taking.

Absolutely. I was only gently correcting the common notion that 
turnbuckle safety wires are to keep a tower from falling if the 
turnbuckle *breaks*.

Which it (the safety wire) certainly will NOT do unless it's installed 
way differently than is common practice.

-Steve K8LX