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Well yet another day of progress. Got up at 6:30 this morning and was in the workshop by seven.
I forgot how slow it is working with steel, just cutting a single piece takes forever.
Today I plasma cut the 10mm steel ends into moon shapes so that it fits snuggly around the circumference of the pier then finished them off with a grinding wheel.
Then I had to grind V grooves on all edges that were going to be welded. I did this to strenghen the weld and allow deeper penetration, as I grinded off the welds for a smooth finish.
Welding was the easiest part, the grinding took ages to get that smooth finish.
The finishing of the surfacees will take the longest, I'm not being too careful as the base primer should fill out all the imperfections nicely before it goes in the oven once painted.
4 Hours and I only managed to finish one mounting, two to go. Need a few more saturdays to finish this job off.
I have attached some pics for inspection.
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