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BENDING SPRING STEEL
IS IT POSSIBLE TO REBEND SPRING STEEL ONCE IT HAS BEEN USED?NEED TO BEND A PIECE WITHOUT CRACKING AND SILL RETAIN SPRING.NEED TO BEND A PIECE ABOUT .091 THICK,SLIGHTLY BEVELED WITH A 2.00 HOLE IN CENTER. ANY SUGGESTIONS. THANK YOU,
GARY L. ROLLINSMETAL REPAIR - WATERBURY, Connecticut, U.S.A.
2007
Springs, at least quality ones, are designed to bend and recoup. So, technically speaking it is not possible. What you should do is to soften the steel (anneal), bend it to a new shape and re-harden it again (quench and temper). Not easy. You need a temperature controlled oven.
Guillermo MarrufoMonterrey, NL, Mexico
2007
I have a landscape rake on my tractor and one of the tines is bent up and not contacting the ground. how do I bend it back to shape without taking the spring out of it?
Joe Miheve- Danville, Virginia USA
October 20, 2010
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