Now to make the bucket brackets.....
First photo shows the cardboard mockup on the far right (paper tracing). I
made a couple of versions to get it just right. Then I traced the paper onto a
piece of MDF laminated flooring (Pergo type), which is about 1/4" thick and
works great as a plasma cutter guide. I then
cut out the MDF with a sabre
saw, making the guide about 1/4" smaller all around. This accommodates the
width of the plasma torch tip. Finally, I clamped the guide to some 1/4"
steel plate and made the
cut four times (2nd photo). Lining them up, you
can see all 4 brackets are within about 1/16" inch of identical. I did manually
adjust the hose notch a bit to accommodate the new hoses I used.
Not shown is the process of cutting 1.5" holes for the DOM bushings. They
can be seen later.....also
cut with the plasma cutter.
Next, I will weld them up.