I guess that at some point with nothing left to lose, I started using this jig to correct errant spindles.

First, I heat up the offending spindle in the area that will take the bend. I am careful to heat it slowly and without getting close to scorching it. Once heated, I simply use a hand clamp and my parenthesis shaped board to pull the spindle into the correct position (actually past it to account for spring back). You can see that I cover the ends with foam to keep from marring any finished surfaces. I have been able to do some dramatic alterations with this method (sometimes more than one heating is necessary) and the results have proven to be permanent as far as I can tell. Good Luck.
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Looks like the board doesn't act as a bending form, just something to give you clamping pressure right?
That's right, just pressure!
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