[TowerTalk] Straightening Bent Aluminum Tube

[K0FF]

When building VHF antennas from copper tubing, I make the Gamma tube from
rolled refrigeration tubing (it's the perfect size for RG8 insides to slip
into). To straighten this out, I roll it between 2 boards on the concrete
floor in the garage. Wonder if that would work on aluminum too?  Geo<K0FF
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Maass <jmaass@columbus.rr.com>
To: towertalk Mail List <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 12:42 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Straightening Bent Aluminum Tube


>
>I have a used KT34XA to be installed, and the end of one of the
>elements was bent in storage. The bend is in 1/2-inch and
>a 3/8-inch tubing, and the bend is gradual. No sign of kinking in
>the tube.
>
>Is there a preferred procedure for straightening-out aluminum tubing,
>to minimize the possibility of weakening, kinking or breaking?
>
>Should I just replace these two sections of tubing?
>
>73,
>Jeff Maass       jmaass@columbus.rr.com     Located near Columbus Ohio
>         USPSA # L-1192       NROI/CRO    Amateur Radio K8ND
>    Maass' IPSC Resources Page:  http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass
>
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