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[TowerTalk] Why aren't these universal angle iron brackets designed righ

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Why aren't these universal angle iron brackets designed right?
From: terry burge <ki7m@comcast.net>
Reply-to: terry burge <ki7m@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2019 23:49:10 -0800 (PST)
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Hi folks,


I've ran into this problem multiple times and thought I'd ask to see if there 
is a simple explanation or if perhaps manufacturers of universal angle iron 
brackets as sold in Lowes, Home Depot, etc.  just don't care. I can never find 
these 'plumbers tape' type of angle irons that have holes that will match up to 
the U-bolts they sell. And it seems the U-bolts are too large half the time for 
the holes.  Seems to me that by now it would occur to manufacturers that 
U-bolts get used on these angle irons with all the holes so conveniently places 
that they would make sure the U-bolts would go through them? 


I once had a professor who would say 'if you have a question don't hesitate to 
ask it because chances are other people are also wondering that same thing but 
were afraid to ask'. So I ask, WHY? Just seems like the hardest thing I keep 
running into is to 'somehow' expand a bolt hole to match a bolt or U-bolt. That 
just isn't easy.  Maybe clamp down my drill horizontal with an auger style bit 
and start drilling?


Somehow I know I'll be able to detune my tower but as usual this problem reared 
it's ugly head.


Terry

KI7M

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