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Bending 3mm metal puzzle
On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:05:41 +0100, Frank Erskine
wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:37:30 -0400, wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jul 2011 10:16:21 +0100, "john thompson"
wrote:
An aluminium saucepan was dropped on the kitchen floor and now the lid will
not fit on, due to a fairly small flattening of one side.
The saucepan is 16cm in diameter and the aluminium is 3 mm thick. My thumbs
are just not strong enought to push the side out enough for the lid to fit
on.
Cannot think of a way to get a good leverage on it to re-shape it, without
damaging the non stick coating on the inside of the saucepan. Grateful for
any suggestion. Thanks.
I've done this myself. :)
The dent sounds small enough to grab it with a large vice-grip or Channel-lock
and bend it back out till the lid fits.
Use some scrap wood ( I often use popsicle sticks) or something to protect the
surfaces.
You could also cut out a wood disc section of the same diameter with your jigsaw
and clamp that into your bench vice, and then gently hammer the edge against
this to restore it. You could put vinyl tape or leather over the wood and the
hammer head for protection. The harder you have to hit, the more protection you
need.
Is it _really_ worth all the bother for an aluminium pan?
Ask the OP... he seemed to think it important enough to post. Maybe it's a
family heirloom!
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