bondoglass
Aluminum
- Joined
- Jul 29, 2004
- Location
- Boca Raton, Florida, US
I would like to make a custom type of flat spring myself out of spring steel sheet, either 1074/1075 or 1095.
I checked couple places that sell it and it comes in either blue tempered or annealed.
I want to form or bend it in several locations to make the shape I want.
My question is can I bend or shape blue tempered spring steel (45 and 90 degree bends)?
If I buy annealed, it would be easy to shape but then Im guessing I would have to temper it? If so can the tempering be done at home? I have a welding torch and a little oven that gets to about 400 degrees?
I checked couple places that sell it and it comes in either blue tempered or annealed.
I want to form or bend it in several locations to make the shape I want.
My question is can I bend or shape blue tempered spring steel (45 and 90 degree bends)?
If I buy annealed, it would be easy to shape but then Im guessing I would have to temper it? If so can the tempering be done at home? I have a welding torch and a little oven that gets to about 400 degrees?