Jim Baird Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 At the bottom of this tower the foot bolts have to be tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 Without your foot there, I would've of estimated the bolts as about an inch across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 I want to know how they made those welds. Looks like three passes with a gigantic electrode and a really steady hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 4 inch hex nut I couldn't find a price for a six-inch combination wrench ( they're out there but not priced). I couldn't find a forged 6-inch socket at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted February 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 21 hours ago, Marc said: Without your foot there, I would've of estimated the bolts as about an inch across. By the way my foot does measure a foot in length with that boot on. After I told them I carried a socket set in my truck they agreed to pay me fifty cents a week to stop by on Wed mornings to snug 'em up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 15 hours ago, Chad Fabry said: 4 inch hex nut I couldn't find a price for a six-inch combination wrench ( they're out there but not priced). I couldn't find a forged 6-inch socket at all What, you can't forge your own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 On 2/24/2018 at 4:02 PM, Jim Baird said: After I told them I carried a socket set in my truck they agreed to pay me fifty cents a week to stop by on Wed mornings to snug 'em up. And don't forget to paint those nuts where you scratched them, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Kienitz Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 22 hours ago, Jim Katen said: What, you can't forge your own? I think he is working on it ... Blacksmith Forge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 And I thought this wasn't a place where guys would brag about bigger nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) Could we get a moderator over here? Oh, right, Bill's a moderator. To get the proportions right, we'll need a better shot of that phallus, I mean, tower. Edited February 26, 2018 by John Kogel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 11 hours ago, Nolan Kienitz said: I think he is working on it ... Blacksmith Forge Chad's shop isn't nearly that nice, even if it does have a chandelier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted February 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Here's the footing pre-pour, 28' square hole, top of ftg only 6' below grade, doesn't look too impressive to me for a 180' height. Three grids of #9 rebar in hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 How thick is the footing and what's at the top of the column? Is this a cell tower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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