While gettin the frame ready for paint I started thinkin bout how much I hate painting frames
Anyone that's hung one up and painted it knows what I'm talking about. They're a real pain in the ass.
Then I got to thinkin... I been collecting metal for a few yrs. to make a frame jig cause the XS1 frame in the basement is bent pretty bad, and for future plans.
Then I got to thinkin... if I made the jig a "rotisserie" jig... I could use it to not only make/fix frames, but I could paint the frames too
So... here's some 3"X 1/8" wall square tubing I scrounged a few yrs. back
Got just enough to make the main frame and the rotisserie frame. A little rusty, but hey... it was free.
Main frame welded...
Opening is 6ft. You can see by the SG frame in the background that it's plenty big enough for any frame I'll ever work on.
This is a 4'x4' sheet of leftover 10ga. mild steel that a buddy gave me...
Cut some 3" squares and capped the main frame...
Two things that have become indispensable to me are laser cross hairs and step drills. If you've never used either, you don't know what you're missin.
It's gotta be portable so I bought some steel casters from Home Depot and some 1/2" bolts for adjustable feet...
The caster bar is bolted on so it will be easy to rotate it, allowing the jig to lay flush against the wall for storage...
That's as far as I've got. so far I'm out 18 bucks to Home Depot for casters and bolts. I need to get off my ass and finish it, but it's cool and damp here in the garage and my new knee is complainin to no end. So here I sit, typing instead of working.
Please, somebody yell at me to get off my ass and get back to work