I need to bend 1/8" dia. hard music wire in nearly 90 degree bends as sharply as possible. I intend to do this using some heat and a simple bending tool. The tool is a thick metal pate with various slots milled in it and is meant to be clamped in a lathe. My questions have to do with the appearance of the metal heated to the proper temperature for bending and what needs to be done to restore the wire's temper?
Russ