[tccrockets] Re: Good idea wanted

  • From: JACK GARIBALDI <jackgaribaldi@xxxxxxx>
  • To: "tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:08:39 -0700

Or no Pole pounding in public

Jack

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On Apr 18, 2013, at 5:19 PM, "Jimmy Franco" <Aldocyber3@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Correct, no pole pounding required as long as we have the spikes
> 
> Jimmy F.
> TRA 12524
> 
> gary-walker@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>> 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. 
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>> 
>> GW 
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>> ----- Original Message -----
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>> 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) .  
>> 
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>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: AiRobert <airobert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>> To: tccrockets <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>> Sent: Thu, Apr 18, 2013 4:14 pm 
>> Subject: [tccrockets] Good idea wanted 
>> 
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>> 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 
>>   
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>> -----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 
>>   
>> 

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