Originally Posted by
icemilkcoffee
Has anyone tried to use a stud welder/dent puller on bike tubing?
This is pretty routine in autobody work. You weld a stud to the dent, then pull on it with the puller (or better yet pull on the puller while hammering from the front). After you float the dent out you can cut the brass stud off and sand it flat.
A lot of metal beaters have gone studless.