On Friday, October 31, 2014 11:18:34 PM UTC-5, isw wrote:
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> In article >,
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> " > wrote:
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> > I've found some on eBay since you started this thread but I do have the right
> > handed version which has only been used once since I found it to be
> > backwards. 'Splain how you did the twist/bend please!
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> Well, mine was straight when I started; I don't know how an already bent
> one would respond. Anyhow ...
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> It's just two smooth 90 degree bends, 90 degrees apart. I got a small
> block of hardwood (oak, probably) and sanded one edge down into a nice
> radius, probably about 1" or so. Then clamped the tip of the hook
> between that piece and a flat one, in a vice. Carefully bent the rod
> around the radius, and then did that again for the second curve. I'd do
> the one nearest the tip first, and then the other.
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> Practice a couple times on a piece of coat hanger wire, to make sure you
> know how to get the bends going the right way; it's really easy to get
> confused.
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> Isaac
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Oooh, ok. I don't have a steel rod nor do I have a clamp. I guess I'll just be ordering one off eBay.