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

[John W2iD]

How about wrapping the smaller/inner one with a blanket filled with ice
cubes, while simultaneously hitting the larger/outer one with a hot hair
dryer or propane torch?  (And use two people, each wearing those thick heavy
duty rubber gloves for extra grip and as thermal insulation, especially if
you use a torch.) 

Getting the temperature of the two pieces as far apart as possible will get
you as much bonus wiggle room as there is to get.

John
W2 Interesting Dilemma

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> ---- 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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