I am practicing bending with cheap wire from the Ace. But I will have to buy and refine the technique with stainless because I am sure the yield point will be different. I'm not worried about the rings, I can use a coil of regular 304. The other components I want to use cut lengths (so the wire is straight). The only stuff McMaster has is spring wire and that won't be as malleable when bending the eylets. The top eyelet will be done with a jeweler's pliers and the bottom one is created on jig that wraps the wire round a nail. I use a similar technique when bending tubing for furniture.