On 20 Dec 2004 22:00:53 -0800, "AJ Quick" vaguely
proposed a theory
.......and in reply I say!:

remove ns from my header address to reply via email

I'm still kinda looking for a good answer to my original question,
however.

Which question was that then?..the one about sponsorship, I guess.

You appear to have rejected all the attempts to answer the bit about
what steel to use. You want a steel that resists bending, yet can be
bent at 45deg. Sionce all of the attempts at replies have failed you,
you must know better. So use hardened S7 and see what happens.