Originally Posted by
chip_MG
If you are blending T6 6061 or 7075 make sure you have radius at least twice the thickness to avoid stress cracking. You can bend any thickness material as long as you have an appropriate radius.
Good point. The 90* bend was just to see if I could do it, on my brake, and to see how the bend looked. It wasn’t a proper bend. My bending form is 3t for 1/8” stock. I’m just going max 45* so I should be good. All my practice bends look good.
Bend radius is very important for a good bend. Thanks for bringing it up.