Here's a question for you smart guys with metallurgy experience:
I seem to have a hell of a time gripping hooks at the correct angle with my forceps for removal. I'm thinking that if I bend the tips at a right angle they'll grip the hook easier and better. I tried doing this by putting the tips in a vise but wound up breaking them. Would it help if I heated the tips of the forceps on my gas range first or would this also make them brittle?
I seem to have a hell of a time gripping hooks at the correct angle with my forceps for removal. I'm thinking that if I bend the tips at a right angle they'll grip the hook easier and better. I tried doing this by putting the tips in a vise but wound up breaking them. Would it help if I heated the tips of the forceps on my gas range first or would this also make them brittle?