The first step.
	Really bad fishmouth		Now if the pieces would just weld themselves...
			Someday I'm going to make a decent clamp for angles..
	All ready to be tacked..		The very first tack.
	Tacking the other side.		Complete weld on one of the two un-tacked sides.
			Completed weld
			Attaching the foot - more creative clamping.
	All tacked up and nowhere to go.
			All welded..
	I didn't have an appropriate size block, so I welded two pieces together and then machined the block square.		I slit the end of the tubing to make it easier to weld the blocks in.
	Block in place and ready to be welded.		Now I have enough metal to drill and tap..
	Using a center drill to make a pilot.		I really gotta get a better oil dispenser. 1 quart containers of motor oil are messy.
	Eeek!! Don't make me go in there! It looks like Husky snow!
	Look at that nice threaded hole!		What a lame fishmouth. I'm embarassed to admit that I did it!
	It's starting to look like something.. Check out the blue foot bolt!
			Adding some braces to support the main cross-piece.
	Look at my blue tungsten!
			I really wanted a piece of angle plate here but didn't have any of the right size. Fortunately, as long as the bowing is even it won't be a problem.
	I machined down the sides of the rear brace and gave it a bit of a curve where the two pieces meet.
			I welded two pieces to the sides of the rear brace for added strength.
			Almost done!
	Wow! Look at that! 11.5 hours and $40 worth of materials later and I have a stand that I could buy at Home Depot for $19.99!
			Sure looks cool though. And it folds up nice.

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