Nissan11
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Nov 29, 2005
- Location
- Marston, NC
I love collecting and training with old weightlifting equipment. I am especially fond of 1970s york Olympic bars. I normally straighten bars myself but have one that I need help with.
This bar has knurling in excellent shape but is bent on at least 3 axis' and I just can not come up with a good game plan for where to place the chains and jack to start straightening it. I ABSOLUTELY do not want the bar bar bent too far and then have to be bent back the other way. The bar is rated to handle 1000 lbs of weight but loses part of that every time the metal bends. I also do not want to use heat. It is bent about 1/10 " - 2/10" pretty much the whole way down the 7ft bar. The bar can flex a lot before bending which is what makes it so hard for me to straighten at home when bent in more than one spot.
Is there anyone in the greensboro or southern pines area, or within an hour or so who feels confident in straightening this? The collars are not removable in this pic which is part of why it is hard to tell where the bends are
This bar has knurling in excellent shape but is bent on at least 3 axis' and I just can not come up with a good game plan for where to place the chains and jack to start straightening it. I ABSOLUTELY do not want the bar bar bent too far and then have to be bent back the other way. The bar is rated to handle 1000 lbs of weight but loses part of that every time the metal bends. I also do not want to use heat. It is bent about 1/10 " - 2/10" pretty much the whole way down the 7ft bar. The bar can flex a lot before bending which is what makes it so hard for me to straighten at home when bent in more than one spot.
Is there anyone in the greensboro or southern pines area, or within an hour or so who feels confident in straightening this? The collars are not removable in this pic which is part of why it is hard to tell where the bends are