[TowerTalk] Prevention of Aluminum Seizing

Steve Bookout nj4f@erols.com
Mon, 08 May 2000 18:26:40 -0400


I've always had good luck with automotive anti-sieze compound.  I'm still
working out of a bottle purchased 25 years ago, so it does go a long ways.

If you apply it and find it too thick, spray a bit of WD-40 on it to thin
it out.

Make REAL sure there aren't any burrs on either piece.

73 de Steve, NR4M

At 04:55 PM 5/8/00 -0400, Bob Boyd wrote:
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>What is the best thing to use to prevent aluminum tubing from seizing,
>so that I can get things apart again someday?  And where to purchase
>it?  I havenot yet checked the local Home Depot.
>
>Thanks, Bob - W1VXV
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