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  1. General | Bending Spring Steel - Practical Machinist

    Aug 3, 2004 · I've got to put put two 90 degree bends into a piece of spring steel I've got, to form it into a U shape. The steel is 1095 spring steel, it's .032 thick by .200 wide. I've tried bending it …

  2. How do you Bend/Form/Shape Thin Spring-Steel?

    Nov 21, 2007 · In the past I have had other spring-steel parts (non-flywheel engine stuff) that had failed and there were no available replacement parts. So, how do you bend/shape thin spring …

  3. Bending a spring steel rod to shape and heat treat, DIY?

    Oct 14, 2020 · The discussion centers on the reproduction of a bicycle handlebar bag frame using spring steel, specifically O1 tool steel from McMaster-Carr. Participants confirm that the frame …

  4. Spring tempered steel forming - Practical Machinist

    Apr 6, 2010 · Does any one know how to bend or form 1075/1095 Spring steel? I've tried heating it (which softens it) and buying it in its annealed state, bending it, and then having it tempered.

  5. Spring steel Tempered or Annealed? - Practical Machinist

    Jul 29, 2004 · Blue tempered spring steel can be permanently bent by exceeding the yield strength. Bending causes tensile stress on the outside of the bend. You can reach the tensile …

  6. General | Spring steel bending. | Practical Machinist - Largest ...

    Feb 27, 2025 · Don’t actually know, just regurgitating what was spouted in university, I made low to medium carbon steels for normal use, elevated temperature steels aren’t a thing in a strip …

  7. How to bend .010" thick blue spring steel? - Practical Machinist

    Aug 11, 2008 · I made a bending die for a repetitive job of forming flat blue spring steel that used 1/8" dowel pins to form the radii and it worked fine. Don't try to get a "zero radius" bend.

  8. General - Archive | Bending Spring Steel - Practical Machinist

    Dec 14, 2006 · I've got to put put two 90 degree bends into a piece of spring steel I've got, to form it into a U shape. The steel is 1095 spring steel, it's .032 thick by .200 wide. I've tried bending …

  9. Can spring steel be roll formed? - Practical Machinist

    Mar 19, 2004 · The term spring steel covers a multitude of material formulations. There are versions that will stand considerable bending, even cold but preferably somewhat hot.

  10. General - Archive | DIY spring steel from .25 round mild steel ...

    Mar 18, 2008 · I have a project that I want to put spring tension in .25 round stock mild steel hot rolled. I have a 12"wide x18"high 180degree horse shoe that I need spring tension in to keep …