Re: Home made antenna...

> My £5 estimate to make a dish was a bit out lol. It took 20 meters of 2mm
> tinned copper wire (about £9), plus a couple of pieces of brass square section
> tube and a feed.

Although it might prove harder to shape, what about some 1/4" wire mesh
that you could mould over your former?

>> curve), but making nice joints is a problem for me, all I have is a soldering
>> iron - which doesn't work to well on galvanized steel.
>
>I figured as much, pop over and we'll weld the bugger!

lol, a long drive !

>> If I could stretch the stuff over the former and get it to keep it's shape it
>> would be great - job done !
>
>What about if you made a wire frame and then wire loop tie the mesh? (ah
>back to the welds)

mmmm, I could always learn to weld, can't be that much harder than soldering,
just a little bit hotter

I'd like to be able to weld ally, tricky to get right I'm told as the aluminum
melts away from where you want it to stay.

Clive

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, c.a.m@antijunk3
..blueyonder.co.uk writes
>
>>> curve), but making nice joints is a problem for me, all I have is a soldering
>>> iron - which doesn't work to well on galvanized steel.
>>
>>I figured as much, pop over and we'll weld the bugger!
>
>lol, a long drive !
>
>>> If I could stretch the stuff over the former and get it to keep it's shape it
>>> would be great - job done !
>>
>>What about if you made a wire frame and then wire loop tie the mesh? (ah
>>back to the welds)
>
>mmmm, I could always learn to weld, can't be that much harder than soldering,
>just a little bit hotter
>
>I'd like to be able to weld ally, tricky to get right I'm told as the aluminum
>melts away from where you want it to stay.
>
>Clive
>

Welding ally is very tricky and skilful from the bits we've had done.
--
Tony Sayer

David Taylor <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> curve), but making nice joints is a problem for me, all I have is a soldering
>> iron - which doesn't work to well on galvanized steel.

> I figured as much, pop over and we'll weld the bugger!

Careful welding galvanized material... Do it on a breezy day.