On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:35:22 -0600, Tim
wrote:

On Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:53:17 -0600, Tim wrote:

On Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:55:02 -0400, Leon Fisk wrote:

On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:28:40 -0600
Tim Wescott wrote:

Same reasons as for my annealing post: I'm trying to do a nicer job of
mounting wheels on model airplanes.

Given a piece of music wire that's already bent up (because you don't
really know where the end is going to be until it's bent), how would
you put a snap ring groove in a piece of hardened music wire? Would a
groove made by a 1/32" cutoff disk in a Dremel tool have any chance of
being good enough? Can you think of any simple fixturing that would
make the process better?

I would use an abrasive cutoff disk in my Dremel, very carefully.

So, I made some grooves by hand with the Dremel tool, and hand made a
couple of hairpin clips. We'll see how it works.

Were you able to retain any semblance of a sharp shoulder?
Didja mount the Dremel, build a jig, and just rotate the spokes into
the cutter, or try to freehand it?

--
In an industrial society which confuses work and productivity, the
necessity of producing has always been an enemy of the desire to create.
-- Raoul Vaneigem