Ever try bending a thick piece of angle iron cold? @andrew_wood72, that prayer method sounds about right for my first few tries. Honestly, I ruined a good piece of stock trying to heat and bend a 90 without any setup. The whole thing went wavy because the heat spread. Now I'll clamp one leg in the vise, heat only the corner, and quench right after the bend. It keeps the rest of the piece straight and actually holds the angle.

Honestly that seems like a super minor thing to get called on. Was the insulation actually damaged or just a little shiny?

That fridge story sums up how people fill in gaps with stories instead of facts. We do it with politics, work gossip, even why a friend is late. The boring truth often loses to the more exciting tale we tell ourselves.