Bouba
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Bent stanchion?
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DownWest
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Should do, as with welds.
Do you have a link for your heater?
Do you have a link for your heater?
Daydream believer
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But if the kink is by the base you will have to remove the stanchion otherwise you will get the base hot as well. My bases have plastic inserts. Once hot you still have to bend the stanchion straight & that will take lots of pressure. Hot or not. So damage to the base is still a possibilityI have one of these induction heaters
The advantages are you can apply the heat in situ without risk to anything else on the boat....they also don’t weigh anything nor cost very much. The disadvantage is when you heat stainless you will discolor it and I don’t know if it can polish out
Daydream believer
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Good idea. I have both steel offcuts, a lathe & a slightly bent stanchion
PCUK
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Induction heaters don't work on 316. They are for mild steel.I have one of these induction heaters
The advantages are you can apply the heat in situ without risk to anything else on the boat....they also don’t weigh anything nor cost very much. The disadvantage is when you heat stainless you will discolor it and I don’t know if it can polish out
Bouba
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Really ?…I didn’t know…I will do the experiment and get back to you
DownWest
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Ah, it's not magnetic.
Bouba
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Although there is a lot online about using induction heating in ss…it probably can’t do 316…I tried a A4 bolt and it wouldn’t heat up enough.
Up until this thread, I did not know this…live and learn. I will see if I can delete my original post
DownWest
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No need to delete, we have all learned a bit from this.
Local friend had a tree fall on his boat... Pulpit is pretty mangled (as is the trailer front section) Looks like it will be on my doorstep soon.
PCUK
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If the bend (kink) is right at the base then that section may be 25mm and replaceable. However, unless you can do the job yourself, it will be cheaper to get a new one.
Daydream believer
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Why? Have you got a log burner?
DownWest
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Huh?
Yes, but his problem is bent 25mm tube and the trailer. I expect the tree is in bits for his log burner..
MontyMariner
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I assumed that if it was bent without ripping it out, it would stand up to straightening the same way.
dgadee
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Interested in induction heating. My old lathe bed was induction hardened I seem to remember. What would you use that tool for? Heating and then carbonizing?
Bouba
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I use it to bend metal.......it instantly heats metal until it’s malleable ....it puts the heat safely exactly where you need it. The elements can be bent to fit any job...including the head of a bolt that is stuck
capnsensible
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More evidence for the argument 'get a new one'.
dgadee
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Thanks. Don't think I have a use for it if it doesn't work on ss. I did weld a couple of nuts onto broken engine mount studs a couple of weeks ago (I had to grind off the tops). That worked well to extract them. Cheaper than buying an induction heater if you already have a small welder.
Bouba
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For a basic metal workshop you need tools to cut, bend and join metal. Anything more you need a machine shop
MontyMariner
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The problem is finding one to match, especially on old boats.
