Bending 6" square tubing with 1 side removed

   / Bending 6" square tubing with 1 side removed #11  
Or cut completely through for 2-3 inches, then leave 1/2 inch, then another slot, etc. Spred. Weld when finished.

Bruce
 
   / Bending 6" square tubing with 1 side removed #12  
If you cut it into pieces, rather than part way through, you need to accurately hold it in place, and tack it back up, = more work.

Skipping areas when you are cutting it, also = more work. And, it will not bend as cleanly, in the areas where it's full thickness.
 
   / Bending 6" square tubing with 1 side removed
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Thanks for all the tips guys! As luck would have it, a friend who works at a machine shop said it would be easier to bend a new piece on his brake then to bend my metal. He should have it ready tomorrow. Thanks for all the help... I got lucky!
 
   / Bending 6" square tubing with 1 side removed #14  
Scissors jack could fit in there probably. Might bend it funny though. I liked the suggestion of cutting it and welding inthe desired position
 
   / Bending 6" square tubing with 1 side removed #15  
Thanks for all the tips guys! As luck would have it, a friend who works at a machine shop said it would be easier to bend a new piece on his brake then to bend my metal. He should have it ready tomorrow. Thanks for all the help... I got lucky!

We need an update, please.
 
   / Bending 6" square tubing with 1 side removed #16  
It would be very difficult to press a pipe into the corner to spread the sides of 3/16" x 14 inches long. Maybe a 1 1/2" solid bar but not a pipe.

Or cut completely through for 2-3 inches, then leave 1/2 inch, then another slot, etc. Spred. Weld when finished.

Bruce

With a 1/16" abrasive cutoff blades on an angle grinder you could cut a slot 1/8" deep the full length of the 14" corner, bend it open, then weld up the slot and grind the corner round again.
 

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