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gangeliMay 5, 2023, 10:57pm
What is the best way to bend RS-100 stock to make the brake torque arms using simple manual tools, without weakening the material? I am probably using 2024-T3 aluminium instead of 2024-T4. The drawing attached shows the part I need to make.
flydogMay 6, 2023, 11:43pm
If it were me, I'd bend it cold, fer sure do not want to heat it!
Its only 3/16 thick, clamp it between two pieces wood in a vice and beat it with a hammer(with a block of wood against part to protect it). I would also cut it so the grain runs lengthwise.
