Depends on:
1) How badly the pieces are fused.
2) How valuable the pieces are.
3) How much patience you have.
I had some stuck aluminum tower sections that I spent considerable time
on many years ago. Almost gave up, but then as a final assault kept the
joints soaked with penetrating oil soaked rags for a couple days, then
heated the outer tubes with a torch, and with a center mounted scissor
jack pushing against 2x4's got them freed up without bending the tower
horizontals too badly.
With antenna elements (or tower sections for that matter) a reasonable
way to provide pull apart force would be some choker slings, a
come-along, and a couple trees.
-Steve K8LX
On 2/15/2018 8:21 PM, Ralph Parker wrote:
OK, so Jet Lube is the way to go.
Any suggestions on what to use to free an already siezed joint? Or is it
hacksaw time?
VE7XF
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