Need help with cheap MET tower, real soon [RE-wrenches]

[Jim Duncan]

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Darryl Thayer wrote:
... Can I use six lengths of 2" electrical EMT conduit,
> with steel couplings?  and cut some steel plate for
> collars?  Would this be safe with 20' gin pole and a
> 20' tower radius?

I tried it with 4 sections of EMT and a gin pole. It was like spagetti, 
I never realized conduit could bend like that.
I found an older radio operators tower in 6, 7 ft sections piled behind 
a barn. The operator (ham) had replaced it with a bigger one. I got it 
for the taking. 
It was easy to extend that lattice tower with the same EMT for a final 
height of 65 ft. There are a few detailed photos at 
http://countryroad.us/ but none really show the simple method I used to 
attach the pipe to the tower. 1/8th inch steel guys, 3 x 3 worked thru 
some big winds for almost 2 years. 

Jim Duncan
North Texas Renewable Energy Inc
Fort Worth, Texas

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