bota7800
Gold Member
Are there any guidelines about how to bend metal? What temperature do you preheat to?
Examples-
1. My new-to-me rock rake has a couple bent tines. Can I heat and bend them back to somewhat the original shape.
2. The blades on my manure spreader need to be straightened. I can lever these to bend them back but that work hardens them. Can I preheat the metal?
These are my current needs but I frequently come across this and I don't know what I am doing so I would like more information.
Thanks all.
Examples-
1. My new-to-me rock rake has a couple bent tines. Can I heat and bend them back to somewhat the original shape.
2. The blades on my manure spreader need to be straightened. I can lever these to bend them back but that work hardens them. Can I preheat the metal?
These are my current needs but I frequently come across this and I don't know what I am doing so I would like more information.
Thanks all.