Another Build Thread - My '32

[J. Robinson]

I forgot to tell you all - I'm using 1/2 inch black iron tubing (pipe) which has a 7/8 inch outside diameter.

For the bottom tube I have to put a bend in one end. I dragged out my trusty old Harbor Freight pipe bender and put a 45 degree bend in one end of a piece of tubing. Next I used my Harbor Freight tube notcher to cut the curved end where I wanted it. At that point I could lay the notched tube on the fixture, position the notched, curved end where I like it, and mark the length on the other end where I needed to cut it off. I also put some marks on my fixture so I could duplicate the bend position on the second radius rod. I can now trial-fit everything, but still not ready to weld the tubes together. there is one more important series of steps...