Vertical Stab Bracket

[Fredy Irizarry]

Thanks Homer!

I only need to heat the area around the bend line, right?, not the whole part?

And to cool it down slowly, would it work to put the part after heating to dull read and bending in a preheated oven (I think goes up to 450F), turn it off and let it cool?

[Al Behuncik]

Getting the radius not too small and letting it cool slowly is very important but also you need to heat the metal from the Inside bend side which will tend to thicken the metal in the bend area; heating the metal on the outside bend area will tend to stretch and thin the metal and weaken this area. Al