This was the results of my first attempt to fabricate an ELT bracket out of some 0.040" 2024-T3 aluminum I purchased from Airparts Inc.   You may have seen their company in aviation magazines.  Anyway, I ordered a couple of different thicknesses of aluminum sheet 1' x 4' for some different fabrication activities. They were curtious and promptly got my order out.

http://www.airpartsinc.com/

When I bent the bracket flanges in the brake that Kevin has mounted to his shear, I pretty much had to small of a bend radius which cracked the aluminum.  OOOPS...  There appears to be some placement / alignment issues here.

Anyway, I found a low cost solution from Grizzly.com.  It was around $20 and I was pleasantly suprised how well it works.  It is not like me to find something I like that is also low cost.  This is a 5" vise brake.

The vise brake bent the 0.040" aluminum I was using for the ELT bracket with relative ease, accuracy, and without cracking the aluminum. 

Since the bracket is larger than the vise brake, I bent it in several stages moving back and forth so that everything kept a relatively even bend.

Once I got the flanges bent, I mounted the ELT base to the bracket and drilled for the #8 screws / nutplates.

Then I drilled the flanges that will attach this bracket to the baggage ribs.  I spaced the holes out so that I will have 4 screws on each side holding the bracket in place.