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<blockquote data-quote="Monkeyleg1" data-source="post: 634209" data-attributes="member: 53305">I bought a used PowerMac G5 on Ebay, but it was damaged in shipping. From what I gather, this type of damage is common on the aluminum-cased G5's: too much shock to the right rear corner where the power supplies sit, and so the rear lower bracket and the strip under the access door were bent. (See photo).I thought about heating up the bent areas to straighten them out, but that would mean removing all of the internals to keep them from being damaged. Also, it's my understanding that the anodizing on aluminum will harden and crack with heat.So, I'm considering using a large clamp of some sort, putting a large piece of wood wrapped in cloth on the side opposite the access door, and a 2&quot;x4&quot; wrapped in cloth on the strip below the access door. If I see that the bent strip is becoming straighter as I apply pressure, and that nothing is happening on the closed side of the case, I'll figure that all is going well and continue. If I get the strip straight, I could then try a two-part epoxy or a liquid weld for aluminum.Any suggestions or advice from experience? Replies much appreciated.[ATTACH=full]8464[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]8465[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Monkeyleg1, post: 634209, member: 53305"] I bought a used PowerMac G5 on Ebay, but it was damaged in shipping. From what I gather, this type of damage is common on the aluminum-cased G5's: too much shock to the right rear corner where the power supplies sit, and so the rear lower bracket and the strip under the access door were bent. (See photo). I thought about heating up the bent areas to straighten them out, but that would mean removing all of the internals to keep them from being damaged. Also, it's my understanding that the anodizing on aluminum will harden and crack with heat. So, I'm considering using a large clamp of some sort, putting a large piece of wood wrapped in cloth on the side opposite the access door, and a 2"x4" wrapped in cloth on the strip below the access door. If I see that the bent strip is becoming straighter as I apply pressure, and that nothing is happening on the closed side of the case, I'll figure that all is going well and continue. If I get the strip straight, I could then try a two-part epoxy or a liquid weld for aluminum. Any suggestions or advice from experience? Replies much appreciated. [ATTACH=full]8464[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]8465[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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