balidey
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 10:55 AM |
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how easy to bend small stainless rod
I have some pegboard to go up in my garage but need some hooks. But rather than buy them and then have to modify them to suit my needs I thought I
would buy some small round bar and bend up my own, so I can get the exact shape, length adn quantity that I need.
Now I see that some pre-made hooks are 2.33mm dia stainless. I have found some lengths of 2.8mm stainless on ebay that seems cheap enough, but
I'm just wondering how easy I will be able to bend this stuff.
Anyone have thoughts on this? Should I avoid S/S? Should I look for smaller rod?
I want to avoid using heat, just really want to clamp it in the vice and hit it with a big hammer 
Comments and recomendations welcome....
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flibble
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 11:00 AM |
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Easy peasy, not even a big hammer required at that thickness 
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blakep82
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 11:13 AM |
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for all the effort it will take, just buy some pre made ones 
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02GF74
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 11:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
for all the effort it will take, just buy some pre made ones
no ... that is not the locost attitude (I made my own tent pegs from 6 mm aluminium rod).
you can make a former - bit like the screen surround in the BOOK but much smaller to ensure the hooks are all the same.
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balidey
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 11:24 AM |
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Former is a good idea.
And I can get the round bar stock cheaper than a handful of hooks, and chances are I would need (or want) to modify the stock hooks anyway.
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blakep82
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 11:25 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
no ... that is not the locost attitude (I made my own tent pegs from 6 mm aluminium rod).
perhaps, but has anyone ever actually made a car for £250?
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 11:31 AM |
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easy, I can bend a 1/4"x7" stainless into a u shape with my bare hands.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 11:50 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
easy, I can bend a 1/4"x7" stainless into a u shape with my bare hands.
And next week, he'll tear up a telephone directory 
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 11:53 AM |
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I can't actually
quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
easy, I can bend a 1/4"x7" stainless into a u shape with my bare hands.
And next week, he'll tear up a telephone directory
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 12:47 PM |
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Damn it! I knew it 
I have trouble ripping up my reminders
[Edited on 26/10/09 by Daddylonglegs]
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 12:53 PM |
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I bent 5mm stainless with a blowtorth and a couple of pegs in a lump of steel.
Heat the metal to red/orange. put between the pins (which are separated by a fraction larger than the rod) and pull whichever way you want to go.
This is just a miniature variant of a VERY old blacksmith's technique.
[Edited on 26/10/09 by David Jenkins]
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Fred W B
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| posted on 26/10/09 at 05:25 PM |
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Try welding suppliers for lengths of stainless wire in various thicknesses - TIG welding wire.
Cheers
Fred W B
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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