Slimline Dish Pole Mount

[louby]

I wanted to know if a 16 gauge galvanized 2 inch 8 feet tall pole from Home Depot can be used for a pole mount with the new Slimline Dish?


Thank you

[HDTVsportsfan]

Is it 2" on the outside diameter? I didn't think peeps had any luck finding 2" OD poles from the likes of Lowes and Home Dept.

[louby]

I do not know for sure if the outside diameter is 2 inches. I just got that information from the label on the self.

[GTS]

I do not know for sure if the outside diameter is 2 inches. I just got that information from the label on the self.

You've got to make sure (take tape measure) that it is indeed 2 inches outer diameter. I have not heard of Home Depot or Lowes carrying them. If it really is a 2 inch outer diameter pole, please post back and let us know. I've not been able to find them locally. I'm having to rely on sat supply distributors.

[armophob]

Try this thread (http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=116661).

[doctor j]

2" Galvanized "pipe" at home depot is likely 2 3/8 " O.D.
Can't be used for slimline.

Doctor j

[curt8403]

2" Galvanized "pipe" at home depot is likely 2 3/8 " O.D.
Can't be used for slimline.

Doctor j

ask at a muffler shop..

[houskamp]

ask at a muffler shop..
Yep, got a few hundred feet of 2"OD pipe at work.. can bend it to almost anything too..:)
Just remember to paint it with a good quality paint (after removing the rust preventive oils)

[Mike500]

16 gauge is too thin for an 8ft high slimline dish.

You can instead, use a schedule 40 rigid 1-1/4 inch conduit, which has an actual diameter of 1-5/8 inches on the outside.

Two inch actual is very had to find in a thick enough tube. Rigid conduit and pipe is easy....It is available, everywhere.

To get to two inches, exactly, a fellow installing subcontractor of mine developed a special "collet" adapter that transfers the clamping force of the slimline's mounting clamp directly to the top of the pole. He has made it available inexpensively on eBay;

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150232331647&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=005

We have done ober 300 installs on poles with this adapter and have had none but satisfied customers.

It saves a lot of hassle. Instead of trying to find, buy and carry both sizes of poles, we now carry one universal size pole on our trucks.

[gnahc79]

16 gauge is too thin for an 8ft high slimline dish.

You can instead, use a schedule 40 rigid 1-1/4 inch conduit, which has an actual diameter of 1-5/8 inches on the outside.

Two inch actual is very had to find in a thick enough tube. Rigid conduit and pipe is easy....It is available, everywhere.

To get to two inches, exactly, a fellow installing subcontractor of mine developed a special "collet" adapter that transfers the clamping force of the slimline's mounting clamp directly to the top of the pole. He has made it available inexpensively on eBay;

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150232331647&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=005

We have done ober 300 installs on poles with this adapter and have had none but satisfied customers.

It saves a lot of hassle. Instead of trying to find, buy and carry both sizes of poles, we now carry one universal size pole on our trucks.

+1. Get the 1-5/8" fence post from Home Depot, go to the plumbing section to ask them to cut it down to the height you want for free. Have the installer use the adapter. I have pics of this somewhere, lemme know if anyone is interested in seeing pics of this.

[louby]

Went to home depot to measure it but looked at the label again and is said 2 3/8 inch not 2 inch so I did not measure it. Sorry for the mistake on the 2 inch part. :( Thanks for your help and suggestions. :)