Laid the pieces out for approval today



Started welding and realized I was off by 1/4 on some of the lengths of the inner pieces. Easy enough to fix, but kinda put a funk on the afternoon.

I'm having a hell of a time STILL getting it to flatten out, no matter what I did I got a hell of a crown. Penetration seems to be ok, no real undercutting.

I realized that some of the welds are going to be really tough to grind and dress, I'm thinking about waiting till I buy (or win) a TIG next week.

Also decided I'm buying a welding table next week as well. I'd love one of the big Stronghand tables, but will probably get one or two of the portable ones instead, as I can't come up with an additional 2.5k, nor the space to store it.