I've decided that welding is not very hard. W/ the autoglass mask, it's a cinch to weld stuff together. However, making really pretty, pro-quality looking welds is still beyond me... but that's not a big deal to me, 'cause I'm not selling anything.
Over the weekend, I built myself a trailer hitch mounted angle bender. I'll do up at least 10 gauge 5" wide steel, up to a 90 deg bend, with a 1/2" radius. Though if I were to cut the hinge I used off and flip it 180 deg I think I can get more like 120 deg bends out of it...
Either way, I've got what I need now to make some seat brackets for the SVX, I just need some 10 gauge steel at a decent price. Anyone have a recommendation for a local place that sells steel stock? Home Depot is retard expensive and has no selection (I priced out the cost of material to build a welding cart, and the material alone cost more than just buying a cart from Lincoln).
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