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Old 08-01-2010, 12:14 PM
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Question How to make tight bend?
I would like to make my side cowl hinges like one of this type.






Could some of the experts please share a trick or two how to bend these hard pins? I broke one trying to make 1/4 radius.
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Old 08-01-2010, 12:48 PM
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I used a propane torch to heat em til red. They bend like rubber.
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Old 08-01-2010, 06:24 PM
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Yep, gonna' have to use heat to make a tight bend there.
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