Tonight Kate & John met up to cut and weld the frame. The team decided to make the structure out of 1.25 x 1/16'' wall square steel tube. First step of the night was to cut all the pieces to length and then grind & wire brush prep them for welding.
John, griding the piece to finish
Once all the pieces were cut it was time to lay them out and get welding! Its important to sequence your welds so that the thermal expansion from heating up the steel wont warp your final dimensions.
Kate laying out the initial perimeter
John about to make the first tack
John running the first bead.
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Finished wheel frame, nice and square
Kate doing a final inspection on the squareness of the frame.
What a way to spend a Friday night! Kate and John got just about all of the frame welded, all that is left is the steering braces and then its ready for trussing! Tomorrow its a trip to the motorcycle salvage yard, more wheel treadin & welding!
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