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Construction of 30/40 Meter MegaHex beam
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base plate - 3/4" plywood cut from 2' x 4'                              showing 1 1/2" saddle clamps over 1 1/4" EMT         
      
1 1/2"  fiberglass in 1 1/4" EMT - 12" long                                                  underside of base plate                    
        
                       130 lb test braided fishing line                                          1 1/2" PVC sleeve with short piece of 1 1/2" thinwall         
another look at feed point sleeve                                                             centerpost cap                                 
                   "decorated" centerpost"                                        another view of centerpost - adjustable for final geometry

Horizontal view of truss with 130 pound fishing line                                        Vertical view of fish line truss
element wires not shown in above sketches