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  1. surgeon2016

    Help with my device deformability

    Really appreciate the input. I'm trying to have it adjust several times in the span of one-two hours and that is it
  2. surgeon2016

    Help with my device deformability

    Thanks for the help! Greatly appreciated. I was hoping to construct a device I can adjust with my hand without the assistance of heat/energy. Much like a paperclip you can bend with your hand, and be able to bend it the other way if needed. I am assuming I will have to lean towards a mechanical...
  3. surgeon2016

    Help with my device deformability

    Those are fantastic ideas Mike. Thank you so much. I'm gonna have to make a trip to the store and check these out to see what will work. The device I'm hoping will hold a .014 inch stainless steel wire that is flexible and doesn't have much recoil ability. I am hoping it will be a device you...
  4. surgeon2016

    Help with my device deformability

    Thanks for your input, Mike. I was hoping I could make a little device that looks as below: which you can bend the end of it laterally to 30 or 60 degree angles and stay in that configuration, and then be able to change it to a different angle if you want it to. I'm not sure if you can make a...
  5. surgeon2016

    Help with my device deformability

    Haha, thanks for your input. I was hoping I could make it hold it's configuration and be able to reconfigure it into a larger/smaller angle if needed. Kind of like what gooseneck tubing does.
  6. surgeon2016

    Help with my device deformability

    Hi everybody, For a personal project, I am trying to make a wire cable holder that can hold the cable and then you can bend the holder with your fingers into the configuration you want. I included an image below and I'm trying to get the holder to bend laterally into whatever angle you want and...

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