Who doesn't love carrying 50 pound sand bags up a ladder to the second floor? Over and over.
On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 1:30 PM, Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote: > There are usually only 2 types of NonPen's that we use, either a 6' mast > sturdy enough to put a reflector dish on (Flat roof that has a 4' kneewall > around the roof, very common in our area) or something in the 20-30' > range. We don't usually have a need for something in between. > > Definitely have the need to slightly level the mount in some way. > > It would also be really cool to come up with a way to get ballast to the > roof. Maybe a smaller and lighter version of one of these that only needs > to do 40 or 50lb at a time. > http://www.garlockequip.com/garlock-hand-power-hoist-300-lb/ Run a > Garden hose up to fill up some plastic water tanks for the ballast. > Obviously, this would only be used when you need to lift more than like 10 > blocks to the roof. Bonus points if you could hook a drill up to it to > make it a powered lift. > > > On 1/9/2016 1:09 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > There’s already one that tilts, although the mast appears to be a > non-standard size if you want to put a reflector dish directly on the top. > > http://www.balticnetworks.com/maxxwave-adjustable-2in-non-penetrating-roof-mount.html > > Lots of other designs out there including pitched roof mounts that take > J-pipes. > http://www.3starinc.com/non-pen_mounts_2.html > > > *From:* ch...@wbmfg.com > *Sent:* Saturday, January 09, 2016 12:45 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts > > So you would want the mast holder to have U bolts? Then you supply your > own mast? > > I looked at the wall brace, I don’t remember what the issue was, probably > could not build it for a competitive price. I know I played with the > design a bit. > > > > *From:* Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Saturday, January 9, 2016 11:36 AM > *To:* Animal Farm <af@afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts > > > OK...here goes...make the mast holder brace like ones on J arms with > degrees on it. Make wide enough to hold different diameter pipe. The screw > and bolt serves two purposes... hinge and anti rotation. So now you can > tilt mast as needed. The yoke will be wide enough to accommodate > different size pipe and by using same tightening method but with longer > screws you can adjust to position. This will work whether support base is > traditional or hinged. Easy enough to make telescoping arms if you have a > machine shop. I waive my consulting fee for the good of the list. BTW..hey > Chuck... you ever make that wall brace idea I sent you? > On Jan 9, 2016 11:26 AM, "Joshaven Mailing Lists" <lis...@joshaven.com> > wrote: > >> How about Lego® style where you can add/remove parts to make it work for >> larger & smaller setups… >> >> >> Sincerely, >> Joshaven Potter >> Google Hangouts: j...@g2wireless.co >> Cell & SMS: 1-517-607-9370 >> supp...@joshaven.com >> >> >> >> >> On Jan 9, 2016, at 1:05 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> >> I get constantly asked to do a non penetrating mount. I have always >> resisted because there are a ton of them out there already. But I get >> almost daily searches for this term on my website. It appears folks >> presume I have one. >> >> If I did one, I would like to have some feature or quality that >> differentiates it from the rest. Perhaps a unit that can be locked or >> hinged for flat or peak mounts. >> >> Maybe one with hinged legs that give it a wider footprint using greater >> leverage so you don’t need as many concrete blocks. >> >> I dunno, any ideas? >> >> >> > >
