Yeah I always say it is the secondary effect to the original idea is where the "Gold" lies. Right now you are learning to weld while on a mission to get an upgraded rear end in your 75 Dart. That welding skill is the Gold you are uncovering right now.
Learning to weld and you can build all kinds of cool things in the future. Like building these Dune Buggy / Sand Rails. Welded these all together, bent the tubing with my home made dies mounted on my wood splitter for the hydraulics, and used a Degree Wheel to measure the angles of all the bends while bending them.
So yeah, all done in house, with tools I made myself. Welded the bending dies together with the Wire Feed too.
Many uses for that Welder . . .
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As much fun to make as they were to use . . .
