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Tigerr

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  3. That is an extraordinarily generous offer. I am going to see if the swager tool works first, for the sake of pride and sunk costs, and then I may call on you. I know exactly what the adaptor I would need looks like, in my mind, and the specs are straightforward from the micrometer. I can see how a lathe is a game changer. I am baffled that such a thing doesn't seem to exist in the world of camping/awning but so far I've found nothing. Learned about swaging though.
  4. Your peg idea is a good one. I should be able to get a very stiff push-fit and epoxy mount that way. Might be the way I go in the end. I have found a 25mm swaging tool though and I am hoping this will answer. Re loads, it's a pole ariel. Light. I've made a polymorph top mount with a handy chromed steel plate on the top, onto which the ariel snaps if I want to use the pole for height. Although the pole could theoretically extent to 3m, I have in fact already cut off the bottom metre as the tube was too wide by far. It's a strong pole, has held up our washing line loaded with wet duvets etc for years. The over-width tube is however ideal as a reinforcing sleeve for the stud. Plus, I don't boat in storms anyway, wouldn't use the ariel mount in that sort of weather, and it is not going to get more than occasional use - if there is signal at roof level that's where the ariel will go, which is much more convenient. It's not a permanent installation, the ariel lives inside when not actually being used. However it just so happens that in my marina right now, you can get a good signal standing on the boat roof, and almost no signal at roof level! The most stress it will get will be when I board and rock the boat. Please accept my apologies for my reactions last night, I was rather heaviliy medicated!
  5. In our own way, we are all like those astronauts aren't we. Voyaging out into unknown territory, reliant on technology that we might not fully understand, thrown into situations of unexpected nature. That is of course the charm and delight of boating isn't it. Without the constant element of risk, however small, boating would be truly dull. For me, Canalworld has operated for the many years as a sort of 'operation control'. You can always call back in and get vital advice. I have found it a source of reassurance and useful advice over a long time. But it's always important to know that while many may be offering advice, there are just as many for whom the sweet satisfaction of advice is diluted in the heady mix of 'putting them right'. For the astronaut though, being told they've got the wrong kit, so hey they are screwed, is only going to make one of the participants in that conversation feel better. How much more appreciated, the guys who worked out how to get a fix sorted! I hope that explains, in some way, my earlier reactions, and also gives a useful perspective for the offering of advice. Oh god, I have posted like a total twat haven't I. Look, I am recovering from a GA operation, stuffed full of opiates you'd pay a lot for on the street, so best ignore. Regardless i am still trying to sort out my ariel mount. It's just that the brakes appear to have been removed. Thanks for advice, apologies for any offence, best I don't post for a bit.
  6. Yes. The cable length is good. The issue is simply the butting of 25mm stainless threaded mount to ali 25mm tube. I am sure they had similar challenges in the Saturn 5 development.
  7. Yes, I understand all that, but in this case the usage is going to be quite controlled. By me. The weight loading is very small, I'd say 2 kg, probably less. Possibly you have imagined some sort of huge ariel array in a storm. That's not really ever going to happen Its like Nelson advising a boat on the serpentine! The pole is extendable, as I mentioned, so it could be 1m, or anything up to, who cares - not that has any impact on the actual question I asked. I am certain the mount is quite capable of supporting the load for which it is intended. It is a solid steel unit. The issue I am working on, which is what I asked I asked for advice, is mounting a 25mm tube onto a 25mm threaded mount. I am certain it's a common issue because 25mm aluminium tube is the mainstay of heavy camping equipment, and I am sure my issue is not new. You may, or may not, see why I responded poorly to you initial response as 'unhelpful'. I thank you for your thoughts, and if you have anything to contribute on 25mm swaging I am very grateful. I didn't ask my question to be ensnared in a debate. It was just a question!
  8. Sincere apologies if offence given. Offence was not intended. However I can see my manner was obnoxious. I sincerely appreciate helpful advice. I have found the helpful advice of many people on this forum hugely helpful over the last couple of decades.
  9. To Ian, I apologise if my reply was sharp. Don't take offence, yes mostly you are right. I do think I know what I am doing with materials and stresses, The mounting unit is exactly what I require for expected use and conditions for our boat usage. This issue is a specific engineering problem related to tube expansion. I also recognise that the aluminium tube I have (a lovely telescopic adjustable awning pole) may not be malleable.
  10. Thanks for your reply, which is to a different question though. I didn't ask about the viability of the approach. Do you have a solution to 25mm aluminium tube enlargement? I can see you have an opinion on another topic, but I didn't ask for that. The bracket is I think, exactly what I want for the job, usage, and loading I have in mind. I've been boating for over 20 years now, and have a precise idea of what I want this unit to do. I understand fully the conditions it will be (occasionally) used, and also the aesthetic downsides of the countless ariel 'installations' I have seen bodged up from domestic chimney-side material over many years. If you have a useful contribution on 25mm tube enlargement, I'd really welcome it. Tooth-sucking not so much! Anyway, to everyone else, has anyone found a good way to swage 25mm aluminium tube? Thanks, I am currently looking at the sleeve idea. My plumber friend is a fan of modern epoxy and reckons a suitable 25mm sleeve tube and a good epoxy weld would create a very strong bond. Particularly if the epoxy were flooded down inside the mount stub tube. I'd like to see if I can swage the ali tube, screw it onto the stainless mount, and then drive a covering tube over the joint, lined with epoxy. This would leave a very neat result. But the whole thing depends on swaging out the initial tube to take the thread.
  11. I've invested in an ariel and Huwaei router (mifi) to improve signal. I'd like to get the ariel up as high as possible. I plan to mount it when in use, atop a telescopic 3m ariel pole, to fold down neatly when not in use. I've got one of those stainless yachting ariel mounts, with the nice lever and ratchet. Issue is my telescopic pole, ideal in every other respect, has a 25mm tube, and the male thread stub for the mount is also 25mm. I thought there might be a very simple tool to expand the tube enough to enable a nice tight screw-in. I thought as its basically like tent pole - this might be quite easy to find - but it's proving a rarity. Swaging tools seem to abandon the mission above plumbing copper tube. Ideas? I should say I am not interested in buying a hydraulic swaging device to add to my collection of exotic 'used once' tools in the shed.
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