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Jim Wilkins[_2_] Jim Wilkins[_2_] is offline
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Default Bending 1/8 inch thick 7075-T6 aluminum


"Pete S" wrote in message
.. .
...More ever increasing circles = more doming, until or unless the
material work hardens to the point where it starts to crack. ...

Pete Stanaitis


That's what the test strips I suggested will tell you, without
wrecking large sheets.

My ultralight tent has poles made of 7001 which cracked when strapped
to a motorcycle.