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| From | Richard Smith <null@void.com> |
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| Subject | Re: rebendable wire |
| Date | Wed, 10 Aug 2022 21:37:37 +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?
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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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