[TowerTalk] How to disassemble a boom?

[john at kk9a.com]

How does heating help?  The thermo conductivity of aluminum is very high and
it seems like the inside tube would expand as quickly as the outside one.

John KK9A

To:	georgeK5KG at aol.com, towertalk at contesting.com
Subject:	 Re: [TowerTalk] How to disassemble a boom?
From:	K7LXC at aol.com
Date:	 Sun, 13 Apr 2014 16:07:21 -0400 (EDT)
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Hiya, George --
 
    Long time no see. How're you doing?
 
    You'll get lots of answers so here are a couple.  Heat one piece of the 
boom and freeze the other piece. Use some Liquid Wrench  liberally. 
 
    I've found that a chain wrench is REAL handy when  dealing with round 
objects like booms and masts. 
 
Cheers,
Steve      K7LXC
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