Re: [ATM] bending brass

[Jarvis Krumbein <jkoptic@juno.com>]

Gil, there should be know reason to have to anneal your piece of brass
before bending.  If you clamp the brass along the bend line with two
pieces of very hard wood, you can then use another piece of wood pressed
against the flat surface to bend it along the line.  You will probably
want to break (very slightly soften the edge with sandpaper) of the fixed
block that you are bending against.  Typically, the brass that you get
from hobby or hardware stores is a fairly soft allow and will not crack
along the bend line unless the bend is too sharp which is the reason for
breaking the wood edge.  This also works with aluminum sheet unless it is
one of the harder alloys such as 6061.

Jarvis Krumbein

On Fri, 2 May 2008 07:06:07 -0700 (PDT) Gil McFarlane
<gilboastro@yahoo.com> writes:
> I am looking for some advice from the many metal workers out there!
> 
> I want to bend a piece of rigid brass (.064 x 2" wide) bought at a 
> hobby shop at a fairly sharp right angle.  It seems fairly stiff and 
> I suspect it would not take the bend without problems.  Of course I 
> want it to be stiff after I bend it - so I am in a classic "want my 
> cake and eat it too" problem!
> 
> I recall that heating the brass and letting it cool will make it 
> more malleable (is this correct?)  If so, is there a way to get it 
> good and ridged again?  
> 
> Any other suggestions?
> 
> Thanks, Gil
> 
> 
> 
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