Bending and Adjusting Stainless Cages

Received a Stainless Spiral from UberKinky to serve as an intermediate step up from the original inexpensive Chinese model, which will help me figure out sizing and see if it’s suitable. If things go well during this trial phase, I plan to move on to a custom piece. … 92662.html I haven’t seen more than a photo of the delivery from my wife yet, but I can tell that I’ll need to adjust both the ring and the locking pin on the cage. It appears they might have gotten bent during transit, which is something I had already expected would require tweaking. What’s the best method for bending or adjusting the stainless steel and its welded joints to reduce fatigue stress? Should I carefully heat them with a butane torch like you would when soldering pipes? I suppose some people just bend it gently by hand, but I want to stay on the safe side. Any thoughts?