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Was able to score 1/2"x2" material at the local scrap yard for $.50lb so I picked up enough for a couple of benders, so I'm actually building 2 at once.
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After cutting pieces to length I clamped the pairs of frames. drive links,etc. together and tack welded them at the corners before marking and drilling the holes
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Then I marked what pieces were what and what sizes the holes were supposed to be so I wouldn't have a big ol' brain fart and drill them wrong. (ever happen to you? It does to me all the time
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As you can see I even mis-marked a couple of pieces and had to scratch that out and re-do them
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Just a few of the high tech measuring and marking gizmos at my disposal
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A little lubrication for drilling the holes
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And a few shots of what I've got so far. The bolts are just run of the mill hardware store stock. I need to go back to the scrap yard and see if I can scrounge up some tubing for the spacers, and so far the plan is to try and build the former and follower dies from wood sandwiched between some steel plate. I have some oak that I can shape on my wood lathe (don't have a metal lathe and can't afford to buy the dies at this time) so I'm going to give that a shot. We'll see how it turns out, I'll update as things progress.