I have an old bow saw blade that I need to put a right angle bend into. The blade won't be used for sawing once the bend is in place.
Will I able to simply heat this up then bend it in a vice like any other piece of steel, or will the fact it is hardened cause an issue.

On 15/12/2012 14:37, wrote:
I have an old bow saw blade that I need to put a right angle bend into. The blade won't be used for sawing once the bend is in place.
Will I able to simply heat this up then bend it in a vice like any other piece of steel, or will the fact it is hardened cause an issue.


Get it red hot and it will bend. Let it cool naturally and the heated
bit will be (relatively) soft but that presumably doesn't matter. Quench
it from red heat in water or oil, and it will harden, but is likely to
be brittle.

On Saturday, December 15, 2012 2:57:40 PM UTC, newshound wrote:
On 15/12/2012 14:37, wrote:

I have an old bow saw blade that I need to put a right angle bend into. The blade won't be used for sawing once the bend is in place.

Will I able to simply heat this up then bend it in a vice like any other piece of steel, or will the fact it is hardened cause an issue.


Get it red hot and it will bend. Let it cool naturally and the heated

bit will be (relatively) soft but that presumably doesn't matter. Quench

it from red heat in water or oil, and it will harden, but is likely to

be brittle.
Thanks, worked a treat.

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I have an old bow saw blade that I need to put a right angle bend into. The
blade won't be used for sawing once the bend is in place.
Will I able to simply heat this up then bend it in a vice like any other
piece of steel, or will the fact it is hardened cause an issue.

Just being nosey, but why do you want to do this?