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April 22, 2021, 09:30:56 PM
Presuming this is not a great idea from my 1st failed attempt at making a bale? The ends of a 3mm rod that I am flattening are just becoming brittle and crumbling away. Is it best to heat first before working even though I am use to peening it for pins this seems a step to far for working cold. Same for nickel silver?
Any advice gladly received
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April 23, 2021, 10:28:18 AM
With cold working, less is more. As tiny taps as possible.
I still think it might be better to heat up to red-hot and allow to cool in air, though.
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April 26, 2021, 03:34:50 AM
Depends on the temper of the material you’re working with...and how aggressively you are forming it. It does sound like a fairly hard/drawn temper. Anealing should help make it easier to work with. Hard to say without seeing what or how much was done before there were issues.
Reminds me I gotta get some 3mm brass for 111mm modding.
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