Well, the above comments state that you can't do it without specialized tools, not that it isn't doable. I'd say aluminium is much more succeptible to failures due to work hardening than aluminium.
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Well, the above comments state that you can't do it without specialized tools, not that it isn't doable. I'd say aluminium is much more succeptible to failures due to work hardening than aluminium.