Bent mast

[GKolo]

I have aquried one of the 3 piece telescoping poles for antennas, The bottom pole is bent, Not enough to crease the metal but has a curve in it.
The curve starts at the base and stops about 6 feet up.
how would you guys go about rebending it straight ?
I will try to post a pic so you can see what it looks like in the next little bit.

 

[rfradioconsult]

Take it to a local muffler shop, they may be able to do it for you.

 

[GKolo]

Didnt think of that, I need to see if i can get it apart, It is stuck fully extended.

 

[SAR923]

Get some PB Blaster from an auto parts store. Spray it on the stuck parts and they'll be unstuck in about five minutes. Since that bent section is also the bottom section, I'm really wondering if rebending it will seriously degrade the strength. I'd get a new section rather than rely on what I see in your picture.

 

[davidgcet]

how tall is it and are you going to use a house bracket? if it is under 30' and you will use a bracket, i would just bend it straight. over that or with a lot of load on it, i would replace the bottom pipe. i have a 50' push up pole that has a good bow in it. but since i only have it rasied 30' and the bracket is at the peak of the roof so it is 20' up. been up for 3 years now and has not caused any issues with a single 900 yagi and a Airspan Wipll radio mounted to it.