The JMR TN1000 was designed to notch tube and pipe. You can also cut flat bar to make brackets and tabs. Below are some pictures we took this weekend at a trade show demonstrating this process to on lookers. The flat bar in the demo is 1/8 inch thick. You would not have a problem cutting thicker flat bar. If you have any questions be sure to post up below or feel free to contact us.
[...] great feature the JMR TN1000 offers is the ability to notch flat bar. You can read more about this feature and see pictures of the TN1000 in action by looking [...]