[TowerTalk] How do I separate seized antenna tubing?
Tom Osborne
w7why@mail.coos.or.us
Tue, 01 Jul 1997 01:10:15 +0900
Richard L. Wilkins wrote:
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for separating the tubing?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Richard
> KR4V
Hi Richard. An old trick I learned from KH6IJ was to take a pair of vise
grips and clamp a screwdriver to the end of the element with the handle
pointing back towards the boom. After you heat the joint up, hit the
handle of the screwdriver with a hammer and usually it will come apart.
73
Tom W7WHY
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