[Towertalk] Disassembling Al elements

[Paul Playford]

I tried a torch once.  Didn't work but WD-40 did.

de Paul, W8AEF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com>
To: <ValErwin@aol.com>; <jeff.kashinsky@cingular.com>;
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Disassembling Al elements


>
> > NOTE:  You may find in this step that you may also have to heat up the
> larger
> > diameter tubing just a little bit with a propane torch for real sticky'
> > situations. Once hot, another hit or two in the vise will do the trick!
> Don't
> > worry, the heat will heat up the outer tubing at a greater rate than the
> > inner tube, if the heat is applied cautiously back/forth.  You don't
have
> to
> > get the tubing too hot for this to work. I use common leather work
gloves
> to
> > handle the tubing to prevent burns.  (I only resort to heat when the
> > heat-less method fails!)
> >
> I am not a metallurgist, but I would be careful about getting the tubing
too
> hot as you might weaken the alloy (others more knowledgeable in this
> area might want to comment). I would guess that moderate heat (under
> 100 deg C) should be fine. I would keep the torch moving back
> and forth quickly so as not to create any "hot spots" that might turn
> into failure points later on.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> Mike,
> W4EF...................................................................
>
>
>
>
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