Steel is real

Old blade on top!

It's officially begun...  The Timbren suspension is in, and I ordered steel this week.  Metals Supermarket delivered it to the shop on Thursday afternoon, and I got it all racked & stacked.  This morning started out with a *very* dull bandsaw blade, and a quick trip to the store for a new one.  

With that done, it was time to cut some steel.  I decided to make the whole thing from 2x2" 1/8"wall tubing.  Several reasons for this, not the least of which is that Timbren recommends 1/8 wall or thicker at the mount.  There are games that could be played here, but i'll pass and do it right.  

I ran out of time to do the drawbar triangle, so I'll take that on tomorrow.  Next up is getting the tubing all cleaned up to weld, the ends all deburred.  And then semi-endless fitting to ensure that everything is within about .0625, measure, mark and drill holes for wiring to run through the frame.  Final placement of the cross members is a few days out pending a decision on axle placement.  

Anyway, here's a little steel.