Originally Posted by
noglider
Ooh, a millwright. Very cool. I must have straightened a few steel cranks a long time ago. Nope, would not do it with aluminum. I really like working with steel in many ways. Steel talks to me, kind of like my cooking.
I tried straightening a Greenfield kickstand in my vise one time. There was only a slight kink, but it snapped as soon as I started putting pressure on it.