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Repairing bent aluminum and steel tubes

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Curious, what's the best procedure for straightening aluminum and/or 4130 tubing with sealed ends?

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Are they kinked?  If they are not kinked, the best way I have found to straighten them is a block of wood with the tube radius routered in it and a hammer.  YouTube had some old school FAA videos showing this.  I straightened up some pretty nasty bends quickly and easily.

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No kinks and bend is within AC 43 spec for repair by rebending. Yes, I had found the old video and this old thread HERE where mnapier linked another idea with steel only, no wood blocks. So it seemed to me there may be multiple ways to the same end and always interested in seeing how others McGyver these things. I may have some good channel laying around to use, don't think I have a dry hardwood block big enough though. Warm enough to work in the shop this weekend without heat finally, yippee!

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2X4 and a soft blow hammer and you can straighten that tube right up.

 

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