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

[Dan Bookwalter]

a long time ago a friend of mine took a yagi to VP9
where it was exposed to salt air , then when he left
he telescoped all the elements together and left it
that way until he was ready for his next visit a year
later , the telescoped sections wouldnt come apart so
we soaked them in penetrating oil , after awhile they
slipped apart with not much effort...

just a thought

Dan N8DCJ
--- donovanf at starpower.net wrote:

> Aluminium?   :)
> 
> A method I've used with excellent results is to
> lubricate the aluminum tubes as best as possible,
> then hammer the end of the stuck tube from the
> inside of the larger  tube.  This can be done with a
> slightly smaller diameter tube that slides easiily
> inside the larger diameter tubing.
> 
> I suggest you do not twist the tubes, there's a
> significant risk of galling and cold welding the
> tubes if you do.
> 
> 73!
> Frank
> W3LPL
> 
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:02:18 +0100 (CET)
> >From: Peter Chadwick <g3rzp at g3rzp.wanadoo.co.uk>  
> >Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How do you separate
> aluminium tubes that are stuck	together ?  
> >To: Robert Thain <g0hgw at yahoo.com>,
> towertalk at contesting.com
> >
> >>How do you separate aluminium tubes that are stuck
> together ?<
> >Heat, hit with hammer, attempt to twist. Keep doing
> this until they part. Cursing might ease your
> feelings a bit during the exercise, which can be
> quite lengthy - it won't separate the tubes, though.
> >
> >73
> >Peter G3RZP
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