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stever · 01-31-2010, 05:53 PM

hey Joff,

Aluminum, as well as steel has a grain structure just like wood. You want to be sure to bend perpendicular to the grain. You can picture wood if you bend parallel to the grain, metal will also tend to fracture. Bar stock has grains running longitudinally so it looks correct in you picture.

01-31-2010, 05:53 PM	#45
stever The Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Goodyear, AZ Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	hey Joff, Aluminum, as well as steel has a grain structure just like wood. You want to be sure to bend perpendicular to the grain. You can picture wood if you bend parallel to the grain, metal will also tend to fracture. Bar stock has grains running longitudinally so it looks correct in you picture.