Do not apply heat to Stainless. Two things, if hot enough it will anneal it and make it dead soft with little of its former strength, and second, it will likely rust after you do.
Stainless can be bent several times before it will break. We cold form all SS, it is simply the way it is done. One thing you will notice, the more it is cold formed, the more magnetic it will become. If you anneal it, it will lose most of its magnetism. And then, rust, of course, unless you properly quench it. If you can remove the parts to a very solid vice, you can put some copper or aluminum jaw protectors in to hold the SS Parts. Sometimes it is handy to find appropriately sized pipe or heavy tube to help with the bending. If you have to beat them, use a copper hammer. I keep a medium copper hammer and a rawhide hammer in my boat toolbox for 'adjustments'. I have straightened Stanchions by putting a 7/8" rod in a vice to slip the stanchions over, then slipping a 1" aluminum pipe over the stanchion to bend back. Bill Coleman C&C 39 Erie, PAanimated_favicon1 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 9:36 AM To: CNC CNC Cc: David Subject: Stus-List Bending Stainless... So on the Figawi I ask my crew to tighten the cunningham with a four part tackle. Nothing happens. So I ask them is the tackle pulling on the cunningham and not some stationary object. Nope, they reply, "its good". So they take the four part tackle tail to a halyard winch and all of a sudden there is movement. As it was 25 knots I figured it was just a high load day. Nope. They literally bent one ear of the 3/8 thick stainless-steel mainsail tack yoke down 180 degrees. Doh! Can I just re-bend it with or without heat? Will it be compromised if I do so. David F. Risch 1981 40-2 (401) 419-4650 (cell) <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai gn=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=oa-2368-c> Virus-free. <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai gn=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=oa-2368-c> www.avast.com
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