At 11:09 AM 7/7/2009, Kim Brennan wrote: >Regarding the cable, you probably won't be able to hack a repair such >as you suggest. That metal tends to be brittle and not malleable. It's If you shove it through a thick slice of potato and heat the end red it'll bend nicely. But keep the potato right up to where you want to bend it, 'cause it needs to be springy so you can push on it.
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