[Premium-Rx] How to straighten a bent front panel on a RF-590 without causing more damage

[ONL4234]

Hi all,

I would find a garage with a competent bodyworkshop and ask for their
expertise....

Peter


----- Original Message -----
From: "mikea" <mikea at mikea.ath.cx>
To: <premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] How to straighten a bent front panel on a RF-590
without causing more damage


> On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 11:10:36AM -0500, Gary Mitchelson wrote:
> > Well my very low use RF-590 arrived yesterday and much to my
> > disappointment I found that the corner of the front panel was bent in
> > :>(
> > Such a shame as this unit had no cosmetic damage. It's bent in about
> > 1/2" just in one corner. The paint is crinkled. It was fairly well
> > packed but I guess that the weight of the 590 was just to much.
> >
> > What is the best way to straighten it back out with minimum additional
> > cosmetic damage?
> >
> > I was thinking maybe a 2X4 piece and a big hammer (hitting the 2X4 not
> > the 590).
> >
> > Any suggestions?
>
> Yeah. One important one, and I'm _NOT_ being flip:
>
>           Ship via FedEx.
>
> UPS is consistently hard on stuff; every piece of gear I ever
> shipped via UPS arrived with damage. Others, like Rick Mish,
> tell me the same thing.
>
> FedEx is _much_ more careful.
>
> As for the bent panel, the pliers-and-cardboard idea is a good
> one, and hitting the radio is a bad one. For a more severe bend,
> try using big C-clamp(s) over thin plywood, and putting a 2x4 in
> the clamp(s) as a lever. Be careful; it's easy to overdo it.
>
> --
> Mike Andrews
> mikea at mikea.ath.cx
> Tired old sysadmin since 1964
>
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