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Terry Keeley
 
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Default Problems bending 0.080" 6061 T6 sheet?

Need some sheets bent past 90 degrees to about 100 degrees and since
I've done quite a bit of work on them I'm getting a little nervous
about breaking them. They are 10.5" wide where the bend will be
and I've oriented the grain with the bend. Am I OK? Do I need to
anneal them first? Would heat from a torch help?