On 27 July, 19:53, "The Medway Handyman" davidl...@no-spam-
blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
If I bend a piece of 1" x 1/8" ms flat into an 'L' shape, how do I make it
stay that shape & not bend back when a load is applied?

Would I heat it to 'red', bend it, then quench it in water/oil? *Or bend it
cold, heat it, quench it?

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Dave - The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk

Depends how much load. You can bend it cold if you don't mind a
radius on the corner formed. There's no point in any form of heating
unless you need a very sharp (and weaker) corner.