Another roof rack haha

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10-17-2010, 12:03 PM

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metrofury

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awesome idea using scaffold braces wish i thought of that when my company threw out all the broken ones lol

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10-17-2010, 03:43 PM

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Awesome what you did with that metal, it looks nice. What type of welder did you use?

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10-20-2010, 11:39 AM

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awesome. ill probly just copy your design i love it. mine will probly be a little higher due to 2" post. but it looks solid. what do u have in mind for gutter mounts?

I have no idea right now. any ideas?

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10-20-2010, 11:39 AM

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Awesome what you did with that metal, it looks nice. What type of welder did you use?

I just have a 120v mig welder =/ but it did what I needed it to do right now.

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10-25-2010, 09:24 PM

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hey that looks pretty good after it's finished. nice work. i'm currently building one out of 1'' steel square stock that i got for free from my dad. did you run into any troubles as far as how big to make it? or anyting else i should look out for?

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10-25-2010, 10:01 PM

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Thanks! free is always good haha but umm Measure 4 times! like no joke! I thought I had it square and welded it all together only to find out I had to cut a few chunks out to make it square. Thats what I get for measuring once haha always remember "measure twice cut once". I want to make another one out of square tubing and put chicken wire as a floor.

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