I wondered if that would reduce the rust volume. Thanks Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kris Coward" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Off topic mechanical issue
> On Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 11:57:37AM -0400, Lee Haefele wrote: >> I have 2 concentric steel pipes, ~6" diameter, held together with set >> screws. The 2 pipes are within each other, rusted tight. This is the >> adjustable height tube for an aerial lift on a 1 ton truck. It needs to >> be >> separated to mount unit to a van. Have tried PB blaster for 2 weeks, >> tried >> a 12 ton jack and a huge blowtorch. No movement. We are trying Coke A >> Cola >> next. What could shrink the rust material? With more disassembly we >> could >> apply more heat. (Need to remove wires and hoses.) > > Oxalic acid is often a fairly gentle acid for removing rust from steel > without eating away too much of the steel. Of course, from the sounds of > this, it's way too gentle, and you should just go straight to muriatic > acid (AKA hydrochloric acid) which you can pick up at most hardware, > paint, or pool supply stores. > > Cheers, > Kris > > -- > Kris Coward http://unripe.melon.org/ > GPG Fingerprint: 2BF3 957D 310A FEEC 4733 830E 21A4 05C7 1FEB 12B3 > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.439 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2985 - Release Date: 07/06/10 06:36:00 _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
