Re: Dish tripods, and How to aim the dish myself

In rec.video.satellite.dbs AH#49 <"=?iso-8859-1?Q?Asshole=99=2349?="@ your.net> wrote:

> Regardless, I pass the cost on to them as an ADDITIONAl 90 bucks per
> hole.
> They agree to pay or, I walk.

An additional $90 bucks.
Okay.  Put whatever you want into the hole.

> And why would you add water to a concrete mix BEFORE you aligned the
> dish?

I think that's the opposite of what I said.

>  I make sure my post is PLUMB and secure in the ground..with hardened
> concrete, THEN attach/align the dish.

Attach, align, water, leave.  I don't want to watch the concrete harden.

> And I prefer Galvanised pipe that is DESIGNED to be placed under ground
> (fence post) and fill the pipe to just above ground level with added
> mix.

I would fill below grade, but that's left over from safety concerns in
schoolyards.

> Water pipes are NEVER "galvanized", as that is against the law for
> building codes everywhere I know of.

> Of course, I could be wrong. :<

A quote from Home Depot:
"Galvanized Steel Pipe is used as a water supply in commercial and
residential applications. "

> I do the same thing.
>  Then I also cross drill through the bottom of the bucket, and whap
> some large nails (or other approved items) through it and into the
> structure it's sitting on!

That's not likely to be appreciated on a conrete apartment balcony.


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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA  38.8-122.5