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Re: bending parts

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Originally Posted by foobert
i am concerned that the bends are at right angles and at the right locations so that the holes align when it comes time to close the piece with the gusset. do you think it would help if i screwed a piece of angle stock onto either side of the piece i want to bend so that their ends aligned at the position at which the bend is to occur and use these for leverage and to reinforce the piece on either side of the bend?

figure once i got one i could use it as a template to drill a piece of square tube and use that as suggested.

am i over-thinking this?
If you have ever considered buying parts from VexLabs, you could always cut your 1x25 piece into four segments, and use the 1x1 angles pieces to bolt the corners together. The 1x1x15 angles pieces are only $2.95 each, and to buy extra 1x25 bars are only $1.45 each.

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