I have used horse mats from Tractor Supply... work very well and last. On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Joshua Zukerman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Pretty sure the roof is rubber, but I haven't been on it yet. Roof mats > are definitely a good idea. > Years ago when I worked at a WISP, I think we used rubber truck mud flaps. > Cheap and can be purchased locally. > > > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Ryan Spott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> B VERY careful when using treated wood on a metal roof. It will attack >> and eat right through it. >> I caught my first do-it-yourself mount before it got through the roof of >> a multi-million dollar house. >> >> At a minimum use a roof pad. If you can't find one for cheap then ask >> around your friends with horses. Use a stall mat cut to the right size. >> >> ryan >> >> >> On 7/30/13 11:14 AM, Ben West wrote: >> >> For ultra low-cost non-penetrating roof mounts, I've been playing around >> with J-Bars salvaged from discarded Dish TV equipment, mounted to a base >> made from scrap treated lumber and weighted down with cinderblocks. Then, >> I mate a vertical length of EMT conduit, 1/2" or better yet 3/4", using a >> couple conduit hangers. >> >> http://goo.gl/ojvZu0 >> http://goo.gl/6Wu0My >> >> Maybe this can give you a general idea, although this would definitely >> have a conspicuous DIY look. (I just try to make these things in batch, to >> conserve on labor.) >> >> I should note the latter photo, which might be of the most interest to >> you, is now out of date. The wood beams making up the base were rearranged >> into a "V" shape for more width, with a metal brace spanning the mouth of >> the "V" for stiffness. Likewise the 24inch vertical mast was replaced with >> a completely straight section of EMT, instead of that weird zig-zag piece I >> originally happened to have lying around. >> >> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Joshua Zukerman <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hello list, >>> >>> I am setting up a PtP link between two gas stations for a client. I am >>> going to be using two Nanostation M5 units going about 1/2mi diagonally >>> across a highway. I'd like to mount them to a 5ft mast then to a >>> non-penetrating roof mount, as the only place with clear line-of-sight is >>> on the roof of both gas stations. Flat roof without much of a lip to mount >>> an antenna to. All of my Google searches come up with much larger >>> non-penetrating roof mounts, 3' or wider, which are designed for much >>> larger and taller masts. Also very pricey, $150 or more each. >>> >>> Does anyone make a small non-penetrating roof mount, say 2ft square >>> out of metal with an attachment to hold a 5ft mast or including a 5ft mast? >>> Maybe a single cinder/cement block to weigh it down would be all that is >>> needed. Won't ever need to go higher. >>> >>> Or do you have another suggestion for mounting? >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> Josh >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wireless mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Ben West >> http://gowasabi.net >> [email protected] >> 314-246-9434 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wireless mailing >> [email protected]http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wireless mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > -- -- SCS Clay Stewart CEO, Tye River Farms, Inc., DBA Stewart Computer Services 434.263.6363 O 434.942.6510 C [email protected] “We Keep You Up and Running” Wireless Broadband Programming Network Services
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