Try heating them while twisting them, that is what we do in the oil&gas
industry.
73 fer nw es gud DX,
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Robert Thain
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 7:13 AM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] How do you separate aluminium tubes that
> are stucktogether ?
>
> Hello,
>
> How do you separate aluminium tubes that are stuck together ?
>
> We have a 2 section boom that we want to separate but the
> pieces are stuck together. The boom is joined at the centre
> by a smaller tube that goes inside the outer tubes (the
> boom). (The boom sleeves the smaller fixing section in the
> middle.) We easily removed the bolts but the 3 pieces of tube
> are stuck together. The antenna is only a year old, but we
> did not protect the surface before assembly.
> I fear that it may be corroded together.
> So, how do you separate aluminium tubes that are stuck,
> without damaging them.
>
> I've looked back through the archives , but did not find
> anything......
>
> Thanks
> Robert G0HGW(at)yahoo.com (at) = @
>
>
>
>
>
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