I appreciate the vote of confidence Barry and Mike... the fact of the
matter is I know my level of skill with fabrication. I can do decent
with small stuff but I would not trust myself to do well on a big
project like a frame. Not to mention I'd probably never finish it. I
failed high school drafting, twice. I can't draw a straight line, I
can't cut a hunk of plywood straight... I think I may be too much a
perfectionist perhaps... but I would rather drive and get a frame that I
can bolt together, vs cutting, welding, measuring, swearing at etc etc...
Not to mention - think of the geocaching possibilities of a road trip to
CA! At least 6 states to cache in! And you guys know I live for road
trips :)
Barry Oliver wrote:
>
> Uhm, Tom, I am with Mike here. Fabricating a frame from scratch might
> be a bit much, but you still have Christine's frame to use as a model.
> You can do a decent welding job with a comparatively cheap welder.
> Actually you can pick up a welderator for under a grand and you don't
> even need to re-wire the swamp. The second component is skill, and that
> can be learned. Mike and I are decent welders [Mike is probably better
> than me] and Josh is better than both of us. Heck, you can't swing a
> dead cat on this list without hittin at least two people that can weld.
> Even if you have never done it before, if you are smart enough to swap
> a motor, you can teach yourself to weld...
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