[TowerTalk] Separating Aluminum Boom Sections

[john simmons]

Put tension on it as below, then tap. Keep the tension on and if the tapping (lightly!) doesn't work, then put the oil/solvent on. Make the pull as straight as possible.

73
-de John NI0K

On 3/23/2025 7:56 PM, charlie carroll wrote:
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.

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".

Any suggestions appreciated.

73's
Bill, AA7X
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