I'm going to be making a motor mount for a project that will have an aluminum faceplate. I was wanting to bend the sides at 90 deg angles to attach to the motor rails as opposed to having to bolt angle brackets to the faceplate. I plan on "machining" it from .100" 3003 basic aluminum. I have an 18" light duty metal brake but I think the material is too thick to cold bend. Can I simply torch heat the area and then bend it in the brake. I'm sure I can but I guess I wanted to know if that would compromise the integrity of the aluminum.
Any tips on doing this?
Any tips on doing this?

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