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Originally Posted by yellowworld

I wonder what the max thickness would be for this to still be able to achieve such a tight bend at the front end of the tank, I know that you can get it as thick as you want it basically but how much would say a 3 inch thick sheet bend before it would start to tare when its heated

I doubt you would have to use anything as extreme as 3" to make that. I think the more realistic problem you would have is that single sheet max length without custom sheet creation ($$$) is 8 feet.

As for the bend, it seems like a pretty shallow bend to me. Easily done with 1" stock...as for 3", I have no idea. The trouble with a shallow bend is that it distorts over a pretty large area. I expect you would have 1 foot (maybe more) of really distorted viewing directly at the end of the tank.

I would still do it though. It is a great plan. Eurobracing wouldn't be a problem.