Go back to heat but with a box of Crayons... let them melt and wick in.
Ron, WV4P
On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM Dave . <ktx85@hotmail.com> wrote:
> DO NOT TWIST.....DO NOT TWIST..only pull...
>
> DO NOT USE A SCREWDRIVER TO TRY TO SEPERATE...
>
> Try water first...like a lube...sometimes that will work...OTHERWISE
> ..look on the internet for KRYOIL..comes in a spray can...it creeps...it
> works...and once you buy a can you won't know how you lived without it....
>
> THIS IS NUCLEAR POWERED WD40......
>
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Bill Eisinger <Bill@theeisingers.com>
> Date: 3/23/25 6:52 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: Tower Talk <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Separating Aluminum Boom Sections
>
> Hello- I'm trying to pull apart two sections of an antenna 3" aluminum
> boom...each section is 18' long so the total length is 36' which makes it a
> bit unwieldly obviously. The antenna was in the air for 25+ years and the
> boom pieces have managed to weld themselves together.
>
> Anybody have any ideas how to separate them?...I've tried heat, banging on
> it, etc, etc...because of the size there's no easy way to clamp one end
> that I can figure out. I've seen tools for separating muffler pipes but
> nothing for 3".
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.
>
> 73's
> Bill, AA7X
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