I call these “gun deck repairs” A term I learned in the Navy (from the days of wooden ships. Any repair necessary, made in the heat of battle to keep your gun/cannon firing). I have this spoke…which is actually still installed on the bike after many years. I always said I was going to replace it with a proper spoke. But, it’s working just fine. I did this one by hand. But apparently there are devices that will bend a spoke like this for those that don’t have the traditional spoke head. Also, unfortunately I can’t locate the photo right now. But a few years ago I repaired a friend’s road bike front derailleur with a short piece of broken drill bit. A ‘nub’ of the molded aluminum had broken off. It was a stopper to keep part of the derailleur from adjusting too much. I drilled two small holes in it and jammed the drill bit in. I’m told it’s still holding and working fine. — Dan