[TowerTalk] Swaging tool suggestions

[KIRBY NESBITT]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Consensus seems to be go with a sleeve or shim. I'll give this serious consideration. It makes sense. Don is there any preferred alu stock vendors in AB that you've dealt with? I fear my junk pile was depleated on our last move. 73,Kirb - VE6IV-- --
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From: Don Moman VE6JY <ve6jy.1 at gmail.com>
To: TOWERTALK at contesting. com <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 21:59:21 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Swaging tool suggestions

Not to answer your question directly, but if it were me I'd forget about
swaging anything and just shim it. And I have done so on several
occasions. Worked out fine.

73 Don
VE6JY

On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 3:47 AM KIRBY NESBITT <k.nesbitt at shaw.ca> wrote:

> I'm getting ready to refurbish an HF beam (Force 12) once/if the snow ever
> melts, and am going to have to replace a section of one element. Has anyone
> found a relatively inexpensive swaging tool for aluminum tubing?All that's
> showing up on my search is some fairly heavy duty industrial style
> equipment. Only looking to do two joints on the one element so don't want
> to invest allot of money into a fancy piece of equipment.Regards,Kirb -
> VE6IV
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