After all the pivot tubes welding was done I needed to cope the cross tubes .I put them in the mill vice and milled one end on each tube. I then clamped a stop to the table. Now it is easy to cope the other end to the right length and have the copes line up.
Now it is time to clamp all the parts together. Back to the scrap box and some vicegrips and I came up with this.
After welding
I then sheared some 18 gage to size and ran them thru my slip roller . Here they are after welding to the hinge.
I still need to know if these were welded like this or should they have a weld all the way around. Thats all for now. Mark