Shelf Frame - Notch and Bend Angle - Has anyone done this?

[Cole]

Hello Everyone,

Wondering if anyone has made a shelf frame by notching a length of angle and then bending to make the rectangular frame? See test below.

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[Big T]

I haven't used this technique for building grates but I have used it many times for other projects. It makes for a clean edge and a good looking grate as long as all of the notches are in the correct place and it remains square.

[ajfoxy]

Measure twice, cut three times...

[Dirtytires]

It works....have to decide if all the triangle cuts are easier than grinding a welded edge smooth.

Both are fine.

[Big T]

Measure twice, cut three times...

Haha Story of my life.

[Weldun]

That's why I always cut long pieces first that way I can salvage short ones from them Big T

[Big T]

That's why I always cut long pieces first that way I can salvage short ones from them Big T

Same here, I figure if I can make it shorter pretty easy but if I need to make it longer again it takes some work.

[Cole]

That's why I always cut long pieces first that way I can salvage short ones from them Big T

Same here, I figure if I can make it shorter pretty easy but if I need to make it longer again it takes some work.

Nothing like metal work! A little Oh Crap! Cut, grind, cut, Grind some more, Weld and weld and Grind! No one will ever know unless you tell!

[Rodcrafter]

I don’t do mine that way I think it may be it takes too much thought.


Making memories!

[Chukknob]

How does this measure out. If your grate is 48 wide by 22, do you simply measure those points twice and then cut? So 22, 48, 22, 48?

[Dirtytires]

You will loose a little legnth on each bend but, yes, the center of the notch is the outside of each corner.