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Hi All,
I concur with Frank! I have a design and fabrication background,
however somewhat limited. The only time I know of fabricators being concerned
about the grain is when making a very tight bend on heavy material. In this
case, the grain should run across the bend. When I was a manufacturng engineer
(job title only) at a plant we did tests on some 3/4 inch thick steel with a
tight bend. If we did it this way we got a perfect part every time. If we did it
the other way the outside of the bend would start to tear. In this case the
radius was only about two times the thickness as I recall, so it was an extreme
example.
Best Regards,
Jim K
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