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Homebrew 5/8's or .64 initial design

regencycb

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Picked up an old dead soldier this weekend at the Austin Hamfest. Hygain CLR-2 stripped her down and started to build a 5/8's or .64 Machined an insulator from a 1 1/4 piece of Delrin so far so good. Looks like it will be strong enough to hold in the winds we get on the Gulf coast.

RCB
 

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