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If you're intending to start with a piece of 90° aluminum angle, you may need to make relief cuts in one leg, or both, depending on how the bends will be made, if you don't have the proper tools for bending metals.

Also, 6061-T6 aluminum is not really suitable for bending at any more than a slight angle. It'll crack on the outside of the bend radius if bent 90°. Alloy 5051-H32 is more suitable for forming.
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