More Welding Jig

I've made a little more progress on the welding jig. Yesterday I concentrated on setting the fixtures, I had to build a couple more to get the height just right between the donor frame and my main boom tubed. I also cut and began to cope tor the first weld joint in the process:

The block- making process is tedious and time consuming, but you can get some good results if you're patient. Working on that...

Not easy to see in this picture, but on the upper tube I've begun the process of curving or "coping" the end of the tube to conform to the down tube of the donor frame.

 Here's a nicer overview shot of that area, and the jid itself. If you look closely at the connection of the main beam and it's vertical support, you can see the shims I added to keep it straight:

These are shots of the finished rubing block fixtures for the bike's main load beam. This design does the trick, but the slots re rather tricky to cut with what I have available. I've already modified this design somewhat to make that easier without sacrificing anything. The new desigh even saves some material too..

That's all for now, More Later.