break free is available at hardward or auto parts stores
If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!! Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm AFA9SM USSV DHARMA --- On Tue, 10/19/10, WILLIS COOKE <[email protected]> wrote: > From: WILLIS COOKE <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT aluminum oxide > To: "James Sarte" <[email protected]>, "2Cents" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 10:42 AM > What is Break Free? Where do you > get it? Does it always work, on only > sometimes? > Willis 'Cookie' Cooke > K5EWJ > > > > > ________________________________ > From: James Sarte <[email protected]> > To: 2Cents <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, October 19, 2010 3:35:01 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT aluminum oxide > > Hi Chuck, > > I usually have good results with Break Free and a mallet. > I usually let the > solution soak for a bit then tap around until the tubes > dislodge. YMMV > depending on how bad things have oxidized. I usually also > put some > anti-seize around joints when putting things back. > > James K2QI > > On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:38 PM, 2Cents <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Does anyone have experience freeing antenna parts that > have seized with > > aluminum oxide? I'm trying to free up the sections > of a 32' boom for > > transport. The sections are swaged 6" and > penetrating oil doesn't seem to > > be cutting it. > > Please reply direct so as not to clutter up the > reflector with a > > non-Elecraft topic. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Chuck Teague > > NN7U > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > > -- > 73 de James K2QI > President UNARC/4U1UN > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
