Unbeliever wrote:
The Medway Handyman 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?

If you want to support a very light load, then you can bend hot or
cold and it should stay.

If you want to support a medium to heavy load, then flat metal will
not support that for any length of time.

But as usual, the qualifier is the length of the bar - the longer the
loaded end, the less load it will support before bending back.

As for "quenching" - that will not work on mild steel, the best you
can do is case harden it - and you will still not prevent it bending
back.
Now perhaps you could tell the group some valuable information such
as:
What is it to support?
How long are each of the legs?
Is the supported piece to be inside or outside the bend?

BTW, this sort of thing should be second nature to you.


Ah well. And I await the usual response from you

You've got it. **** off and die. I wouldn't take advice from a **** like
you if you were the last person on the planet.

Have you tried getting a life you sad ****?


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk