I might need to search for a piece of steel. The Galv. was laying around & was rust free.
All the angle I have is 2" or less, and I need a 2 1/2" piece. I just have the thought of BUYING something!
I did grind the Galv down last night on all the edges that I'll need to weld, but just the smell while grinding made me feel sick, so i do agree that I should look for a piece of regular steel.
I plan on going the entire width of the top edge of the bucket. It looks like the factory piece is only 3/16" thick. I'd bend that in a hurry if I welded on a hook.