Heres my 2cents about general fab. PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN.
I measured about 30 different times and still messed up by .5"
When have an idea, draw it out. Or do this via google sketchup.
Then when you have done that, and measured some more (i cannot emphasize that enough)
You begin the build.
I have pictures of the build, but they are in a camera that suffered the heat of a stick welder and molten metal create. Its pretty much toast.
Material is 1/4" plate, cut with a oxy-acet. torch and welded with an anceint lincoln cracker box. Shows me that anything is possible with enough pateince
Heres my cell phone pics of the finished project:
Its fun to get hi centered now, i grin
And it weighs more than id like to admit, but helps with COG.
Thanks for paying atttention