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very easily, and if you overtighten it, it's sure to lock up worse than a rusted steel one! Hot dipped galvanized is the way to go for the larger structural pieces of hardware. If you use stainless, be sure it's a size you can break off when it does lock up! Use anti-sieze compound on the threads before assembly to help keep them from galling. 73, Ty K3MM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Sacco NN4X" <nn4x@evcom.net> To: <Force12Talk@qth.com> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 12:00 PM Subject: [Force 12 Talk] Stainless Hardware > <<<Sometime during my tower project I had occasion to remove some non-F12 > SS hardware that had been exposed to the elements for a couple of weeks > or so (a copper ground rod clamp that I had SS hardware on). The bolts > had seized, and I thought I'd never get it apart - As I remember, I had > to cut the bolts off! >>> > > There are different grades of SS. Hy-Gain used to sell a SS bolt for their > boom-to-mast clamps that would *rust* within weeks, and of course seize if > you tried to remove it. I don't know if they're selling the same bolt > anymore... > > Last summer, I had a commercial tower taken down (for redeployment at my > QTH...). It had been up since 1976. On the tower, and part of my booty, > were various antenna side-mounts. They used SS hardware that's nearly as > shiny and clean as the day they were made. > > BTW, I've found a really great site for SS hardware, and all kinds of cool > "stuff": McMaster-Carr Supply Company http://www.mcmaster.com . I have not > ordered anything there - yet - but it's a super Web site. > > They have U-bolts available in different grades of SS. > > 73, > Steve, NN4X (ex KC2X) > <<< nn4x@evcom.net >>> > > -------------------------------------------- > Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. > Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 > Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk > > To unsubscribe, send a blank e-mail to force12talk-leave@qth.com > For problems with the list, contact force12@qth.com > > -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk To unsubscribe, send a blank e-mail to force12talk-leave@qth.com For problems with the list, contact force12@qth.com |
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