We bought the forms and do them from CadWeld. We do it to them just like what you are describing, but we weld to the guy wire plate not the wire itself. All kinds of youtube videos of it.
Regards, Chuck On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > I would think that would be a "bad idea". Copper to zinc would not be a > strong weld, and it would start some kind of galvanic reaction, not to > mention weakening the cable. > > copper-copper will work, but I don't think it's actually welding, I think > it might be brazing? > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > On 3/23/2015 2:01 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > I was not aware you could cadweld to guy wires. > > *From:* Paul McCall <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, March 23, 2015 3:40 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Cad welding expert advice needed :) > > > First foray into cad welding… actually my logistics guy is digging into it. > > > > We basically need to do 3 types of welding for towers. > > > > 1) Welding copper ground cable to the guy 3/16”, ¼” and 5/16” wires > > 2) Welding copper ground cable to ground rods 5/8” > > 3) Welding copper ground cable to Rohn 25G and 45G tower piece. > > > > Looking at lots of models, pieces parts. > > > > Anybody have some practical suggestions on pieces parts, vendors etc? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Paul McCall, Pres. > > PDMNet / Florida Broadband > > 658 Old Dixie Highway > > Vero Beach, FL 32962 > > 772-564-6800 office > > 772-473-0352 cell > > www.pdmnet.com > > [email protected] > > > > >
