Straightening stainless steel rod/wire

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

It is some times possible to straighten wire by fixing one end to something solid, and a weight or something to tension the wire, then attach the wires from a reasonably substantial power supply to each end of the wire to be straightened and let it heat up to red , then switch off the power and let it cool, the wire should be straight. I don't know if it works with stainless steel. I don't know what weight you would need, I'v got 6 ammo boxes with 50+ lb of lead in each of them, that's what I would use, just keep hooking them on until it "looks" right.

You could make frames for light shades, or similar sort of things.

Ian S C

[BubbleParticipant @bubble]

Posted by Bubble on 18/08/2015 16:14:29:

Hello Mark P

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Of course, eye protection, gloves etc.

Jim Tut, Tut, never use gloves on lathes, drills, rotating machinery,

Hello all

"Never" And there's me thinking that people on here use common sense.

Here's a link to a sensible man **LINK**

Jim

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I'd love to know hoe on earth he knows he had nothing that would have been a close call if he was wearing gloves?

One of my nephews has worked on ambulances with the paramedics and his least-favourite injury is degloving, often caused by a real glove being drawn into rotating machinery.

Google it if you aren't squeamish.

These incidents are not rare as he has seen a number of them.

But it's your own fingers….

Neil

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

I think he's just selling gloves.

Ian S C

[Cornish JackParticipant @cornishjack]

Obviously a contentious subject but 'horses for courses', maybe.

Along the lines of his argument pro gloves, I spent many years operating helicopter winches and would NEVER consider doing wothout the supplied armoured leather gloves. The cables could 'birdcage' and separate without warning and a hydraulically powered loose strand through the palm of the hand could make the eyes water somewhat. Perhaps not directly applicable to workshop machinery but, on a personal basis, I'm MUCH happier with the commonsense argument than the ' it says in the book' approach.

rgds

Bill

[Gordon WParticipant @gordonw]

We've had this gloves/no gloves before. I never wear gloves unless I have to, esp. for things like turning, It's my choice. Never wear rings or watches either. But I do use heavy gloves for handling wire rope etc. , sadly I don't have armoured ones.

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