Re: [amsat-bb] Source for 3" (76mm) pipe for dish mount?

9 May 2016

      oops....meant to send this to the list...
-Zach, KJ4QLP
Research Associate
Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Work Phone: 540-231-4174
Cell Phone: 540-808-6305
On 5/9/2016 7:08 PM, Zach Leffke wrote:
...
I second the EMT conduit option as well, that's actually what I use 
for my offset reflector setups, and they were perfect diameter for the 
dish mount brackets (I think just around 3 inches, maybe 4, If I 
recall properly).  I made a couple H-frames with them and an old wire 
feed mig welder.
EMT conduit was throw away from the metal dumpster I mentioned earlier 
(building upgrades on campus, woot!), and the dishes + mounting 
brackets were throw away from a satellite installer in Roanoke Va that 
was moving warehouses and opened up shop to local hams to 'get rid of 
his junk' for him.  The XYL was not happy that day when she got home 
and I had about 30 dishes from 0.75m to 1.2m leaning up against the 
fence getting hosed off (Some of the dishes stayed with me, some found 
homes with other blacksburg hams, and the rest went to the VTGS and 
will be used for student projects later).
-Zach, KJ4QLP
Research Associate
Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Work Phone: 540-231-4174
Cell Phone: 540-808-6305
On 5/9/2016 6:59 PM, Ted wrote:
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EMT electrical conduit/pipe...Home Depot has all sizes.
73, K7TRK
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From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Andrew
Glasbrenner
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 1:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Source for 3" (76mm) pipe for dish mount?
Well casing?
73, Drew KO4MA
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From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Scott
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 4:28 PM
To:amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Source for 3" (76mm) pipe for dish mount?
Greetings!
I was fortunate enough to given a 100cm dish to play with but the mounting
bracket requires a 3" (76mm) pipe.  I need about a 1 meter length.
The dish is a bit too heavy for me to use commonly available PVC pipe... I
have to wonder if there is an industry that I should be looking at to find
metal pipe of that diameter.  Metal pipe is somewhat rare in the plumbing
world these days - I wonder if others have had luck with suppliers of fence
posts, signs, or some other industry.
Of course, if there is a place to buy pipes intended for dish installations,
all the better.
I'm just looking for something that I don't have to take out a bank loan to
purchase.  Free is ok, too!
Appreciate any suggestions - I'm located in the U.S.
---73!
-Scott,  K4KDR
Montpelier, VA  USA

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