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Re: stanchions

To: <bfuhrman@isd.net>, "AutoX" <autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: stanchions
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 12:49:20 -0500
>The only thing that keeps the poles up is weight and base width.  16 x 16 x
>1/8 gets a large base width with a reasonable weight on each piece.
Anything
>lighter is not likely to be very stable unless the height of the tape is
very
>low.
>
>Obviously you need a vehicle or cart to carry the stack of bases around as
you
>distribute them.


I'd prefer folding tripods to make the base much larger rather than add
mass.

Phil Ethier    Saint Paul  Minnesota  USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC   pethier@isd.net     http://www.mnautox.com/

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