I also use beam clamps. Although, I've found them a bit stronger and cheaper from the local electrical distributor.
On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 7:51 AM, Rory Conaway <r...@triadwireless.net> wrote: > I’ve not used them but I’ve used the ones from Home Depot. One of the > towers I have them on got hit with winds a couple weeks ago that took out > 52 power poles, bent the tower, and bent metal power poles in half. We > have 2 antennas on a 5’ pole with a Jirous 29dBi and PowerBeam 500 on that > pole. The pole holds 2 channel bars. The channel bars stayed locked > solid. I’ll never doubt channel bar again. > > > > Rory > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Lewis Bergman > *Sent:* Saturday, July 25, 2015 5:39 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Attaching unistrut to angle iron tower > > > > I would be concerned about attaching something to a tower that those > sitepro1 angle adapters can't handle. Compared to most beam clamps I have > seen they are wider and would resist lateral twist better I would think. > They are also designed to resist pull out with the clamp bolt angled > inward. Every beam clamp I have seen has a bolt that clamps straight onto > the beam flat and are designed to provide strength against a pull directly > perpendicular to the beam. At least that is what I have seen. > > > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 11:41 PM, Rory Conaway <r...@triadwireless.net> > wrote: > > These are good for cables. The ones from Home Depot are solid and can > handle more load. > > > > Rory > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince > *Sent:* Friday, July 24, 2015 9:23 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Attaching unistrut to angle iron tower > > > > Thanks Guys. > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > > On 7/24/2015 7:07 PM, Lewis Bergman wrote: > > Angle adapters. Ten for about fifteen bucks stainless, with 3/8" bolt > holes on three sides. > > http://www.sitepro1.com/store/cart.php?m=product_list&c=5 > > > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2015, 7:33 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > We're looking for suggestions on how to attach unistrut to this tower. > It's 4-sided with 3x3 angle iron uprights. Would prefer to not drill holes, > so I am looking at good ways to clamp between the angle iron and the > unistrut. We will be mounting a PMP450 on a 2-7/8 pipe. > > > > -- > > > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > > > > -- > > Lewis Bergman > > 325-439-0533 Cell >
