19-06-2015, 20:31
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
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Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,942
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Re: bending a new hook on a spring
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Originally Posted by FrankJ
The trick will be bending it. The straight portion has not been plastically deformed so it should have all of its ductility left. Putting the same radius bend as the original hook shouldn't break it.
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On the other hand, that ductility might mean that the metal you bend won't stay bent.
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