[TowerTalk] Separating Aluminum Boom Sections

[Wayne Kline]

Bill,  I have used a liberal amount of penetrating oil. ATF works well IMO. And a Bernzomatic heat tourch

YMMV   Wayne W3EA
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Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2025 8:10 PM
To: Tower Talk <towertalk at contesting.com>; Bill Eisinger <bill at theeisingers.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Separating Aluminum Boom Sections

Heat and cool the joint... thermal expansion and constriction..
PB Blast may also help.

Thanks n 73,JamesKI5DQ
    On Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 06:53:15 PM CDT, Bill Eisinger <bill at theeisingers.com> 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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