Starlink Pole Insert by Pendle99 3d model
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Starlink Pole Insert by Pendle99

Starlink Pole Insert by Pendle99

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Last crawled date: 2 years, 11 months ago
The mast I used is made of 45mm diameter, 1.5mm wall thickness, 304 stainless steel tube. Tolerances on the diameter for both the stainless tube and the satellite dish stem can vary so the 3D printed insert may need dimensional refinement to suit. Mast length will vary depending on your installation, sufficient mast length above any obstacle such as the roof line / apex must be allowed for the satellite dish lower radius should the dish move to the vertical position.
The 3D printed insert is prevented from going too far down inside the mast tube by drilling an M6 hole across the tube at 196mm down from the top and an M6 x 60mm bolt is fastened across the mast tube.
A 20mm wide by 70mm long slot is cut down from the top of the mast tube corresponding to the similar slot in the 3D printed insert. This is a clearance slot for the cable outlet from the satellite dish stem. Cable ties secure the cable to the mast.
Once the 3D printed insert and satellite stem are assembled into the mast tube a 50-55mm stainless steel jubilee clip is fastened around the very top of the mast tube just to be sure everything is locked in place.
Sufficient satellite dish stem remains above the mast top by about 120mm to allow the dish to move to its near vertical position without fouling the mast tube.
3 x 45mm exhaust ‘U bolts’ were used to fasten the mast to a wall frame; this type of ‘U bolt’ has a nice saddle to ensure full 360 degree clamping of the mast tube.
Our mast is fastened to a 700mm long x 320mm wide welded wall frame made from 40mm x 40mm x 4mm 304 stainless steel angle, fastened to the wall with 6 off 12mm Fischer sleeve bolts. The frame results in the mast being about 45mm away from the wall, unlike the usual TV aerial mast brackets which protrude quite a distance.
Hope these notes help.

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