[TheForge] Baskets

[ductility at juno.com]

Hi All,
I haven't been on this list for quite a while but ran into a problem
yesterday and thought I could find the answer here.  I am making
refrigerator pulls for a client that require a basket in the middle.  I
chose to use 6 strands of 3/16" round stock with a stub in the center. 
As one of my friends told me (these are my very first baskets) "making
baskets is easy."  I found he was right, although making "perfect"
baskets, and two that look alike became a challenge.  I welded the ends
together, heated, twisted and then untwisted using a vise and tongs with
a little inward pressure.  I find the baskets don't untwist evenly and
the ends are out of alignment.  

I wonder if there is a method for getting them "perfect" during the
untwist phase for maybe I need to adjust them cold?

Thanks for any help,
Jeff