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Birch and Aluminum Desk

Step 4Cut and Bend Aluminum Edges

Cut and Bend Aluminum Edges
Now you'll cut your aluminum angle to match your plywood. Measure your spans, we chose to use two eight footers, cut and bent at 16" 60" and 16". This places your seems at the sides, away from your elbows while working. 

To cut the aluminum, measure out a 90 degree angle, and cut it out with the jigsaw. Then clamp to a right angle, and gently bend to 90. 
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Jun 1, 2010. 2:52 PMZeboaz says:
Did you cut in more then you did on the second picture? Or simply cut all the way through the top part of the angle, and bent the bottom to fit the work bench?

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