[SML] Tool for bending heavy gauge spring wire?

[Dale Farmer]

My rusty memory says that they are called Spring Formers.  Yup  Here is 
the page from McSpendy-Carr.
https://www.mcmaster.com/spring-forming-tools/

Good luck.
Dale

On 7/18/2022 1:38 PM, Joe via Stagecraft wrote:
> I recently used some spring wire to form branches for the Pill Berry 
> Bush from Sussical.   It gave the bush a lot of action, as it would 
> wiggle about when berries were plucked from it.  I obtained the wire 
> from a pop-up play tent. I had both a small one, with flat wire that I 
> could easily bend by hand to a 2" radius.  For putting a small 1/4 
> diameter loop at the end to help prevent it from poking through the 
> foam, I used a torch and pliers.  But, the heavier gauge one, was round 
> with a diameter just under 1/8".  It was quite challenging to bend by 
> hand. The smallest radius I could bend by hand was over 20". And it is 
> over such a large area, that I didn't even attempt to use a torch. Plus 
> a torch would have changed the temper, so it would no longer be spring wire.
> 
> I've used pipe benders, and wonder if there is perhaps a tool to bend 
> wire like this.  Any recommendations?
> 
> 
> -Joe
> 
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