[TowerTalk] Separating Aluminum Boom Sections

[charlie carroll]

Bill:
I had an almost identical problem many years ago.  A sturdy tree, strap, 
and come along did it for me.  No heat, no pounding, just plain old pull.

73 charlie, k1xx

On 3/23/2025 7:51 PM, Bill Eisinger wrote:
> Hello- I'm trying to pull apart two sections of an antenna 3" aluminum boom...each section is 18' long so the total length is 36' which makes it a bit unwieldly obviously. The antenna was in the air for 25+ years and the boom pieces have managed to weld themselves together.
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> Anybody have any ideas how to separate them?...I've tried heat, banging on it, etc, etc...because of the size there's no easy way to clamp one end that I can figure out. I've seen tools for separating muffler pipes but nothing for 3".
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> Any suggestions appreciated.
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> 73's
> Bill, AA7X
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