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Old 09-17-2018, 10:10 AM
jimmontg jimmontg is offline
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Do you mean a .25 thick square bar?

When you say it's .25x.25 section size I presume you mean a square bar? I am an expert on cold working various alloys of brass. First take a small section using either a tight fitting wrench or locking pliers and twist it, if it doesn't crack you are good to go, it isn't half hard brass.

Now that said, if it does crack or break I presume you have a method to heat it. A gas stove is actually sufficient to bend this alloy. Heat the whole section you want to work until a piece of pine wood smokes and turns black when rubbed against it. Let cool, you have temporarily softened it and you have 3 to 4 hours to work it before it goes hard again. Hope this helps you Rasmus.

By the way this also works for aluminum extrusions that crack when bent. What Dave said about the bur on brass, also it helps to smear a small amount of oil on the brass to keep from galling your bur.
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