Snow fell on my gazebo while I still had the canopy on it. It bent the rods inwards and downward. I have managed to straighten them as much as I could, but I feel like they need to be strengthened where they've bent, to prevent the roof collapsing under its own weight, when I put them back on.
The idea I came up with was: I've cut pieces out of the aluminum handle of an old broom. I am sliding the aluminum piece (which has a slightly greater diameter) over the weak point and I was hoping to tighten it down with steel clamps.
However, the clamps cannot be tightened down enough, to bend the support piece tightly over the rod. I am thinking about welding the aluminum support pieces, rather than clamping them down.
Any ideas?