I just found nylon retaining washers for like $18 per 500.. still looking for aluminum ones for next time since the stainless steel ones were the bulk of your cost.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:20 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:john.foege@gmail.com">john.foege@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Thanks Vinnie for the words of encouragement...I'm excited to get it up on the air this weekend<br>
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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:08:39<br>
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Subject: Re: [450] Antenna Project<br>
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> So the shim stock came in and I've got all three 8' sections stuck<br>
> together EXTREMELY tightly. The boom looks great and is absolutely<br>
> massive. I took a few pictures of the boom up on the drill press and<br>
> roller stand, but I'm not sure the pictures I've attached really do<br>
> the 24 foot boom justice. It's massive in real life.<br>
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> Check it out...let me know what you all think.<br>
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> Tomorrow I'm going to drill all the holes and cut the elements and<br>
> then it's on to the t-match. Hopefully this behemoth will be up and on<br>
> the air for the weekend (although I think Dave and I are going to die<br>
> trying to get this sucker up on the roof).<br>
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Very exciting stuff. Nothing like "rolling your own" for the best<br>
quality. I wish I had the time and inclination to make something like<br>
this. Good luck with it.<br>
Vinnie<br>
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