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Re: rebendable wire

From	Richard Smith <null@void.com>
Newsgroups	uk.rec.models.engineering
Subject	Re: rebendable wire
Date	2022-08-10 21:37 +0100
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RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> writes:

> On 10/08/2022 11:35, Peter Fairbrother wrote:
>
>> A friend makes felt animals with aluminium wire armatures. The wire
>> work-hardens and breaks if you bend it too often.
>>
>> Anyone know of a wire which can be bent a lot? I guess ardman and
>> the like must use something frequently-bendable.
>
> Indeed there is such a wire, but I guess it might be a bit too costly
> for that purpose: 32 carat gold.
>
> Aluminium wire can be annealed by heating - but careful, it will melt
> if it is overdone.
>
> I'd use a Calor butane or propane blowtorch.
>
> Just don't be too quick to test it after doing the job: cave a nice
> cup of tea while it cools. Or, if you're impatient, quench it in cold
> water. (This doesn't have the same result as quenching tool steel.)
>
> -- 
> Rusty Hinge
> To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

Would a paint-stripping electric heat gun be a "safe" way of annealing
the aluminium?  Could not overheat / melt the Ali?

Thread

rebendable wire Peter Fairbrother <peter@tsto.co.uk> - 2022-08-10 11:35 +0100
  Re: rebendable wire RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> - 2022-08-10 15:34 +0100
    Re: rebendable wire Richard Smith <null@void.com> - 2022-08-10 21:37 +0100
      Re: rebendable wire RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> - 2022-08-11 01:01 +0100
        Re: rebendable wire Peter Fairbrother <peter@tsto.co.uk> - 2022-08-11 03:02 +0100
          Re: rebendable wire RustyHinge <rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk> - 2022-08-11 11:07 +0100

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