[SEL] How to Straighten Spoke in Cart Wheel

[Curt]

Paul,
You are over worrying this task. Grab a BFH and give it a good rap and 
it will straighten right out. If I have one real bad I'll lay the spoke 
across a good sized anvil. You can then rock along the spoke as you 
hammer on it. The hammer dings add character! Actually they will hardly 
be noticeable but it you are worried about this use a brass or babbitt 
hammer. Guess you are planning on painting these. I've been spraying 2 
art paint direct on blasted wheels, eliminating the primer step. Have 
had no rust problems with this method.
Curt Holland
Gastonia, NC

Paul Maples wrote:
> I had my wheels for my cart sandblasted today by a friend of mine and he done a pretty good job. I will do the finish blasting tomorrow. One of the wheels has a bent spoke, not bad, but bent a little.
>
> What would be the best way to straighten it, just get a block of wood and hit it or use some heat and then hit it. It was bent cold so probably it might be best to straighten it cold, I just don't want to crack it. Here is some pictures of the wheel and the bent spoke:
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> http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/wheelterrapin/CartWheel2.jpg
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> http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/wheelterrapin/CartWheel1.jpg
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> Paul
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