Last week we cut out the angle iron to make the brackets that the axles will attach to. This was the first real useful job for the new Chop Saw. It's worth every penny I paid for it. The cuts are so much more precise that I was ever able to do without it. Bubba and I got to make the cuts, while Jo took pictures. 
Last night we welded the brackets together. That's my 5-year-old Bubba welding with an AC stick welder in the picture while his 8-year-old sister looks on. He's just burning a rod over a 3/16" diamond plate in the picture. Jo is actually a pretty good little welder, but the picture of Bubba turned out better.
These brackets are going to take a lot of stress, so I decided to do the welding. Later if there's some non-structural welding I may invite the kids to do that.
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