[AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Chuck McCown
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 d

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Bill Prince
Two things. The one you mentioned about being switchable between flat and peaked roofs. The second thing would be HDG. Almost every one of the "economy" ones I've seen start rusting to pieces after a couple of years. Maybe an easy way to change the mast size would be a plus. Some of the ones

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Rory Conaway
Subject: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts 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

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Joshaven Mailing Lists
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 wrote: > > I get constantly asked to do

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread chuck
Everything I do is HDG. What mast sizes would be preferred? From: Bill Prince Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 11:19 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts Two things. The one you mentioned about being switchable between flat and peaked roofs. The second thing would

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread chuck
To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts 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

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread chuck
Hmmm, modular expandability. I like that. From: Joshaven Mailing Lists Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 11:26 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts How about Lego® style where you can add/remove parts to make it work for larger & smaller setups… Since

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Jaime Solorza
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

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread chuck
, 2016 11:36 AM To: Animal Farm 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

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Jaime Solorza
build it for a competitive price. I know I played with the > design a bit. > > > > *From:* Jaime Solorza > *Sent:* Saturday, January 9, 2016 11:36 AM > *To:* Animal Farm > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts > > > OK...here goes...make the mast holder brace like

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread chuck
http://www.nytimes.com/video/movies/10003393598/the-mexican-scene-i-need-a-lift-in-your-el-trucko.html From: Jaime Solorza Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 11:57 AM To: Animal Farm Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts No U bolts.. let me sketch it out...my English is not good. Ha

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Ken Hohhof
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

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread jay weekley
I was actually conjuring ways to modify a non penetrating mount with extensions at the corners for extra leverage recently. Being able to buy it versus designing it and finding someone to build it would be great. On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > I get constantly asked to

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Nate Burke
mounts that take J-pipes. http://www.3starinc.com/non-pen_mounts_2.html *From:* ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> *Sent:* Saturday, January 09, 2016 12:45 PM *To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts So you would want the mast holder t

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Jaime Solorza
gt; *Sent:* Saturday, January 9, 2016 11:57 AM > *To:* Animal Farm > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts > > > No U bolts.. let me sketch it out...my English is not good. Ha > On Jan 9, 2016 11:45 AM, wrote: > >> So you would want the mast holder to have U bo

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread jay weekley
.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? &g

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread chuck
Should not be a problem. Thanks From: Jaime Solorza Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 12:27 PM To: Animal Farm Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts Che kit out see Holmes...orale On Jan 9, 2016 11:45 AM, wrote: So you would want the mast holder to have U bolts? Then you supply

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Rory Conaway
AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts Is the 36 inch square base large enough? Adjustment is easy to add. Can you point me to the design that has the circular holder for the mast? Not sure I am familiar with that. From: Rory Conaway<mailto:r...@triadwireless.net>

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Mike Hammett
; To: af@afmug.com Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 12:05:40 PM Subject: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts 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 app

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Jaime Solorza
Shack. > > > > Rory > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *ch...@wbmfg.com > *Sent:* Saturday, January 9, 2016 11:30 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts > > > > Is the 36 inch square base large enough

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Mike Hammett
- From: "jay weekley" To: af@afmug.com Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 1:40:46 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts 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 <

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread chuck
OK, I understand the ring situation. I think I have a slightly better method. From: Rory Conaway Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 2:05 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts I’ll have to take a picture of one at my office. The ones we bought on Amazon have a four

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread chuck
I have been looking this stuff over, but I hate to knock off anybody. If I am going to do something I have to add value or features or something. From: Jaime Solorza Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 2:07 PM To: Animal Farm Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts You can get ideas from

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Lewis Bergman
Anything you can do to speed assembly but still take up less space. I never liked how long they took to put together. On Sat, Jan 9, 2016, 12:05 PM Chuck McCown wrote: > I get constantly asked to do a non penetrating mount. I have always > resisted because there are a ton of them out there alre

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread chuck
Yeah, that is always a problem. The more assembly you do during fabrication, the more it costs to ship, the larger the packing crate is, the more expensive packing is etc etc. From: Lewis Bergman Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 2:35 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Jeremy
> *From:* Lewis Bergman > *Sent:* Saturday, January 9, 2016 2:35 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts > > Anything you can do to speed assembly but still take up less space. I > never liked how long they took to put together. > > On

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-09 Thread Jeremy
e: > >> Yeah, that is always a problem. The more assembly you do during >> fabrication, the more it costs to ship, the larger the packing crate is, >> the more expensive packing is etc etc. >> >> *From:* Lewis Bergman >> *Sent:* Saturday, January 9, 2016 2:35 PM &

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-10 Thread Adam Moffett
re it costs to ship, the larger the packing crate is, the more expensive packing is etc etc. *From:* Lewis Bergman <mailto:lewis.berg...@gmail.com> *Sent:* Saturday, January 9, 2016 2:35 PM *To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts Anyth

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-10 Thread Jeremy
at is always a problem. The more assembly you do during > fabrication, the more it costs to ship, the larger the packing crate is, > the more expensive packing is etc etc. > > *From:* Lewis Bergman > *Sent:* Saturday, January 9, 2016 2:35 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-10 Thread Chuck McCown
All great ideas. From: Jeremy Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2016 7:15 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts (not for a 25g in the last example. That was just a good ballast ring example) On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 7:12 PM, Jeremy wrote: Just thinking out loud here

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-10 Thread Mike Hammett
, 2016 10:50:12 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts That Maxxwave has an add-on tray for peaks also. It says "Heavy guage galvanized steel", doesn't appear powder coated. Pretty cool product. http://www.balticnetworks.com/non-penetrating-roof-peak-tray.html On Sun,

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-10 Thread Eric Kuhnke
My two cents: It will be capital intensive, but build a product line of robust larger sized (3'x4', 5'x5' and larger) non penetrating roof mounts to compete with Baird, Rohn and Commscope (Andrew). There is very little competition in the North American marketplace for carrier-grade NPRMs aside fro

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-10 Thread Chuck McCown
@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts My two cents: It will be capital intensive, but build a product line of robust larger sized (3'x4', 5'x5' and larger) non penetrating roof mounts to compete with Baird, Rohn and Commscope (Andrew). There is very littl

Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts

2016-01-10 Thread Rory Conaway
com> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 7:38 PM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Non penetrating mounts My two cents: It will be capital intensive, but build a product line of robust larger sized (3'x4', 5'x5' and larger) non penetrating roof mou