[TowerTalk] How do you separate aluminium tubes that are stucktogether ?

[AD5VJ Bob]

Try heating them while twisting them, that is what we do in the oil&gas industry.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Robert Thain
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 7:13 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] How do you separate aluminium tubes that 
> are stucktogether ?
> 
> Hello,
>  
> How do you separate aluminium tubes that are stuck together ?
>  
> We have a 2 section boom  that we want to separate but the 
> pieces are stuck together. The boom is joined at the centre 
> by a smaller tube that goes inside the outer tubes (the 
> boom). (The boom sleeves the smaller fixing section in the 
> middle.) We easily removed the bolts but the 3 pieces of tube 
> are stuck together. The antenna is only a year old, but we 
> did not protect the surface before assembly. 
> I fear that it may be corroded together.
> So, how do you separate aluminium tubes that are stuck, 
> without damaging them. 
>  
> I've looked back through the archives , but did not find 
> anything......
>  
> Thanks
> Robert G0HGW(at)yahoo.com (at) = @
> 
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