Frank, are you straightening a bent one or putting a bend into a straight one?
In either case I think I'd just cold form it. In the case of straightening a bent one, use pliers on the unthreaded part, and a block of wood on the threaded part. Sometimes, once you've gotten it mostly straight you can take out more of the remaining bend by laying the thing on a block of wood with the bend up, placing a blunt punch of some sort on the top of the bend, and tapping the punch with a hammer. It takes some experience to get a feel for it.
If you are trying to straighten a bent one, just do your best and then go buy some replacements (or a remote NV!). You'll never get a bent one as straight as new.