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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Straightening Footrest Hangers
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<blockquote data-quote="eharris" data-source="post: 107981" data-attributes="member: 3585"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px"><u>Success!</u></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">That went surprisingly well.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I used two normal cheap DIY blow torches, with butane/propane mix canisters (the fuel may not be relevant), and got the thinnest part of the hanger up to a good red glow.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Initially I tried heating it outside the garage and then bringing it in, but it cooled too much, so I ended up keeping it in the vice in the garage. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Heating it with both torches and when it was red putting one torch down, picking up the lever I had selected, whilst still using the other torch to slow the cooling and applying some force. It was quite odd to feel it moving like very thick toffee under the effort of the lever.</span></p><p></p><p>Your mileage may vary and please don't repeat this without thinking through all the possible outcomes of blow torches and red hot metal!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eharris, post: 107981, member: 3585"] [B][SIZE=6][U]Success![/U][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=4]That went surprisingly well. I used two normal cheap DIY blow torches, with butane/propane mix canisters (the fuel may not be relevant), and got the thinnest part of the hanger up to a good red glow. Initially I tried heating it outside the garage and then bringing it in, but it cooled too much, so I ended up keeping it in the vice in the garage. Heating it with both torches and when it was red putting one torch down, picking up the lever I had selected, whilst still using the other torch to slow the cooling and applying some force. It was quite odd to feel it moving like very thick toffee under the effort of the lever.[/SIZE] Your mileage may vary and please don't repeat this without thinking through all the possible outcomes of blow torches and red hot metal! [/QUOTE]
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