[TowerTalk] 6061 vs 6063

[Roger (K8RI)]

Richards wrote:
> Last weekend I replaced my 4:1 balun with a new Un-Un from
> DX-Engineering.... and learned the value of the never-seize stuff.
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> The hardware was tight, and secure, but also came apart real easy
> and I could tell it stayed on through the winter.   Made working with
> the hardware much easier than it would have been had it been
> oxidizing all winter.   Even made a difference on working with
> stainless hardware.
>
> Glad I followed directions.   Too bad it is so messy and gets ya
> all greased up.

You start with a bit on your fingers and pretty soon you are covered
from the tip of your nose to your toes.

OTOH it's a whale of a lot better than some high pressure, low
RPM,BLACK, grease that we used at work, affectionately known as... Bear
grease, or something related. <:-)) The stuff had graphite in it among
other things and was almost like taffy.  That *stuff* did NOT wash off.
You pretty much had to wait for it to wear off.

But with the Never Seize, using it on the bolts that go through the TB-3
and 4 thrust bearings will let you take them apart. Use cad plated bolts
with out the never seize and they will become part of the bearing.  I
have one "top side" soaking with PB Blaster with the hopes I can get it
off the 2" mast, as I have to let the mast down through the bearing.  If
I can't It will most likely mean either building an industrial strength
gin pole out of tower sections and a winch, or hiring a crane to lift
the whole works off.  If I can get the tri-bander off (should be easy)
AND the 7L C3i 6-meter yagi, (quite a reach) then my regular gin pole
which is pretty strong should be able to handle the upper mast and cross
boom with the 144 and 440 arrays.  The concern is that it will be
unstable and I sure don't want to have it flip into the guys with me up
there.

73

Roger (K8RI)
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> Roger (K8RI) wrote:
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> I use lots of Neverseize (sp?) to keep them from
>> welding themselves together.
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