Correct, no pole pounding required as long as we have the spikes Jimmy F. TRA 12524 gary-walker@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > >The poles are meant to slide over the pointy steel rods, that are meant to be >driven into the ground, protected from flaring by the sledge hammers by >using the big steel sleeves (the ones with the big nuts welded onto them) . >No pounding of the speakers poles should be necessary. At least that was how >it used to be done. > > > >GW > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: chvy91bowtie@xxxxxxx >To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 4:30:58 PM >Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Good idea wanted > >We can weld a steel ring around the pole a few inches down and then make a >tool that will go over the pole down to the ring and allow you to hammer >(piece of steel pipe with a plate welded on the end) . > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: AiRobert <airobert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: tccrockets <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Thu, Apr 18, 2013 4:14 pm >Subject: [tccrockets] Good idea wanted > > > > >We rebuilt the PA speakers at spring cleaning and now have a slight problem >with them. When we pound the speaker poles into the ground it mushrooms the >end a bit and then the speaker mount doesn’t slide onto the pole. >Anybody got a good idea on how to best solve this? >The pole is standard ¾ inch metal conduit and the mount is a standard threaded >conduit end. >My best idea so far is to mount a 6 inch long ½ inch diameter rod on the >speaker that will slide INTO the pole. > >RZ > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: AiRobert <airobert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: tccrockets <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Thu, Apr 18, 2013 4:14 pm >Subject: [tccrockets] Good idea wanted > > > > >We rebuilt the PA speakers at spring cleaning and now have a slight problem >with them. When we pound the speaker poles into the ground it mushrooms the >end a bit and then the speaker mount doesn’t slide onto the pole. >Anybody got a good idea on how to best solve this? >The pole is standard ¾ inch metal conduit and the mount is a standard threaded >conduit end. >My best idea so far is to mount a 6 inch long ½ inch diameter rod on the >speaker that will slide INTO the pole. > >RZ > >