Are the cherry wires thicker than coat hanger wire? [...]
As I said above they're 1,6mm thick. I don't think coat hanger wire has a standard thickness. You can get 1,6mm thick stainless steel welding rods for about 1-2$ per meter.
Are the cherry wires thicker than coat hanger wire?
No. Coat hangers will be too thick.
lol, i wasn't going to try to use coat hanger wire for a space bar... my point was: i've bent thicker (satisfactorily for the purpose i intended).
Just by eyeballing, i was assuming the wire i bent was indeed at least 2mm, maybe more (and i was indeed able to cut it with some very cheap generic cutters). It wasn't exactly the easiest thing i've done, but it wasn't all that difficult either, and didn't take me very long to do it. And i'm not some huge burly hulking superman either. I'm tall and skinny. I may have a leverage advantage (lol), but i doubt it was significant in this regard.
So, like i was saying... if it's less thick than the wire i mentioned, i'm pretty sure i could do it. And even if it ends up being a suboptimal solution, i'm sure we can eventually source some proper wires.
Bending wire is all about solid grip and fulcrum positioning, and understanding what to expect from the material in question. I'd likely have a test piece just to see how it reacts to various pressures. One thing i've found is that it's best to try to get a perfect bend on the first try, because once you bend it, it's hard to adjust the result. If you can get it "close enough" on the first bend, it can be adjusted a bit... but if you mess up the first bend, or don't bend enough, it's hard to avoid rounding what should be a 90 degree angle. But like i said: it would be worth spending a whole single day and some elbow grease, rather than waiting indefinitely for something i could likely fashion myself.
Now, whether that's relevant to the status of the GB... (inclined to think it isn't...) remains to be seen.
I just looked at some pictures... i'm pretty sure i could do it, even if i'm underestimating the difficulty. I bet some of you guys would be able to do it even easier, if you have bench clamps and stuff. I would think it would be best to start with the center bends, and work outward. If you have a bench clamp, or some way to make a "jig" (as someone else mentioned may already be in the works), that would be ideal.
(note: i'm not volunteering to make hundreds of these... lol... i would need to be compensated for that level and amount of labor intensive crafting)
I was also wondering if this delay has anything to do with potential legal repercussions, due to ultimately not supplying what was initially claimed. I can't promise no one else will sue over a $9 space bar wire... but i sure as hell wouldn't.
