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Re: [TowerTalk] Swaging tool suggestions

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Swaging tool suggestions
From: Don Moman VE6JY <ve6jy.1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 03:59:21 +0000
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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@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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