Is heating small parts to bend, with a tig torch, an accepted method? I have to make some tie-down hooks, and was thinking that would be an easy way to heat them up.
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Heating Small Parts
Is heating small parts to bend, with a tig torch, an accepted method? I have to make some tie-down hooks, and was thinking that would be an easy way to heat them up.
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Heating with the tig torch can be done but it is awkward cause you cannot move away without breaking the arc at some point, better to invest in a twin carbon arc torch, once the flame is started you can play across the area being heated and pull away to reduce the heat etc. I have one and it works fine for heating or brazing, a lot cleaner than an O/A set up , but the light is very bright.
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What's the material type and size and what shape will you bend it to ?
Last edited by zoama; 01-01-2012 at 02:48 AM.
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Small, something like 1/8 x 1/4 steel bent in a 'u' to hook ratchet straps to. Probably don't even need to heat it..
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You shouldn't need to heat it at all for that. If you do want to heat it, you could just use a propane torch to do so.
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