[UK-CONTEST] rotating guy rings

[Robin Thompson]

In message <4210F204.3060100 at m0bpq.com>, Steve Bunting <steve at m0bpq.com> 
writes
>Hi Folks,
>
>To make my portable 50ft scaffold pole mast easier to put up, I am
>looking to relocate the rotator to the base of the mast. To do this I
>need to employ rotating guy rings. I know many people use commercial
>rotator bearings, but  these are not cheap. Are there any suitable
>homebrew alternatives that I should be considering? I was going to use
>fiberglass rings similar to the ones wimo sell, but G3SEKs recent
>reference to pipe fittings made me wonder what I have missed. I would be
>grateful for any advice from all you seasoned portable operators.
Go out to the local metal store and buy a few feet of steel pipe with an 
i/d of 2" that will allow standard scaffold poles to rotate inside it - 
cut it into 4"  lengths -  Then a conventional 3 or 4 way clamp around 
the sleeve and a bolt through the pole under it should give you a cheap 
solution.
73
G3TKF