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<blockquote data-quote="UnSafe" data-source="post: 1288478" data-attributes="member: 100"><p>Call up your local metal supply warehouse for prices. Box tubing/ stock in general comes in 20' lengths. I'd suggest 14 ga 3" box for the frame. Plate comes in various sizes, like 4'x8' or 5'x10'. They'll cut it for a price, but you could buy a decent 4-1/2" angle grinder and handful of cutoff wheels (Remove guard and use Metabo 6" slicer wheels) for about $50-$90 and have the grinder to to do all of your prep. </p><p></p><p>If you bring it to someone already cut, drilled and cleaned up for welding, they might do it cheap, but if it requires deburing and cleaning up it's going to cost more.</p><p></p><p>Don't forget that it has to be jigged up, clamped when welding or it'll end up out of square and wobble. Spend the time to wire wheel any rust off and put 2 decent coats of enamel on it.</p><p></p><p>Remember to ground it, and yourself to it if rolling blackpowder. </p><p> </p><p>Unless you score free scrap to use, projects like these always end up costing more than planned and usually weigh too much :0</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UnSafe, post: 1288478, member: 100"] Call up your local metal supply warehouse for prices. Box tubing/ stock in general comes in 20' lengths. I'd suggest 14 ga 3" box for the frame. Plate comes in various sizes, like 4'x8' or 5'x10'. They'll cut it for a price, but you could buy a decent 4-1/2" angle grinder and handful of cutoff wheels (Remove guard and use Metabo 6" slicer wheels) for about $50-$90 and have the grinder to to do all of your prep. If you bring it to someone already cut, drilled and cleaned up for welding, they might do it cheap, but if it requires deburing and cleaning up it's going to cost more. Don't forget that it has to be jigged up, clamped when welding or it'll end up out of square and wobble. Spend the time to wire wheel any rust off and put 2 decent coats of enamel on it. Remember to ground it, and yourself to it if rolling blackpowder. Unless you score free scrap to use, projects like these always end up costing more than planned and usually weigh too much :0 [/QUOTE]
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