Well, today I decided, come hell or high water, I WOULD bend that
silly 0.06" x 2" wide x 48" long aluminum.

After much welding, reinforcing, and bracing, all I ended up doing was
shattering a 4" c-clamp and actually putting a length wise bend into
the 4"x 1/4" thick C-Channel I was using on the handle side of the of
the metal brake...

So, I'm throwing in the towel, its time to sheer the aluminum into 1"
wide pieces, and just weld them back together at the appropriate
angle.

(BTW, I don't know what kind of alloy this aluminum is, but WOW is
that some tuff stuff!) As a test, I was easily able to bend some
1/16" sheet metal of similar size...


Oh well, live and learn, the stuff you find in the scrap bin isn't
always the best idea


Take Care,
James Lerch
http://lerch.no-ip.com/atm (My telescope construction, Testing, and Coating site)

Press on: nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Calvin Coolidge