Tower Project MK II
Here is a running tally of the costs so far... (Dec 04)
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Tower costs |
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| 18m Southern Cross tower purchase price | $500 |
| Transportation home | $0 (Glad I had the tandem trailer already) |
| Fabrication of top middle and lower plates for the top section and Fabrication of the bottom legs | $275 |
| Boring of the holes for the footings | $175 |
| Galvanising of metal plates and legs | $44 |
| Rotator plates (floating mounts) | $31 |
| Mast head tubing (6m of 40nb Galvanised tube) | $80 |
| Create RC5A-2 rotator | $1,500 |
| Reinforcing steel rod for footings. | $85 |
| Galvanising of rotator mount plates | $16.50 |
| Spirit levels (to check the tower is level!) | $90 |
| Reinforcing mesh for footings | FREE, thanks Andrew! |
| Assorted Stainless hardware (at end of 2004) | $50 |
| Supply and delivery of the Concrete | $637 (3.6 cubic metres of 25 MPA) |