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97fishmt

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pipe conections
« on: July 07, 2009, 09:55:02 PM »
Hi, I have had a hard time looking and looking at my tower sections

    the last couple of years and been trying to dream up the solutions

    to make it all work.


    Well, since work is a little slow right now I have had the time to get

    to it.  I came a cross a Rohn 45g at the salvage yard and bought

    it for scrap metal price.  


    I knew I could make it work but my welding skills were not up to

    the task yet.  I got 5- 10' sections and a 9' tapered top

    for a total of 59'.  I think I paid about $250 for the lot.  


    So, around the beginning of spring I got the tilting base done.

    Last week I came up with how to make the top work. (This is what

    I wanted to share.) The top is 2" od tube and only about 2' long coming

    out of the 3 legs.  I know the thing to do is just not use the top

    section and make an adapter for a mill. But I need to go as high as I can.


    O.K. I found using spring steel for a shim ( the spring in a broken

    tape measure) to go from 1 size to another, when going from tube to

    tube,  was the answer. It worked really slick.  


    I found 5' of 1-3/4" od to go half way in the 2" with shimming top and

    middle and bottom. Then 6' of the same 2" tube over that. Nicely welded

    at mid section and where the shim was ( I made a little slot top and

    bottom).  Over that 2" pipe and then 2-1/2" pipe fit nicely.


    Now I feel good about what I have.  I thought the spring steel made

    the first connections very solid and a must for adding on to and

    adapting to pipe for the top section.

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