On 27 July, 23:51, "dennis@home"
wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" wrote in messagenews:rQI3o.484478$_m6.61707@hurricane...

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?

Thanks for all the helpful replies.

I was thinking more of a *bracket like this
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/11529/...s/Brackets/Cor...

They pretty much stay in shape under light loads. *Are they just bent?

I can bend those with my bare hands so they wont support much.

They are just bent. Put it in a vice and hit **** out of it. No
problem.