After heat straightening the two stage frames, I was able to bolt both of them together. The whole platform is very straight and true! Now everything is ready to for the next step of fitting and welding the outside skirt to the stage frame. Here are the pictures to show the progress of today! There is more to come!
The two frames are finally bolted together.
The whole stage takes up most of the room in the front of my shop. Just enough space is left to move it around on my rolling pipe stands.
I made some little spacers out of leftover tubing and flat stock.
These spacers allow me to set the skirt at the correct height for welding it to the frame.
Here is another view.
Here is a closeup showing the skirt clamped in place, resting on my little spacer.
One of the outside corners after welding.
After finish grinding!
A picture of the inside of this corner.
Here is the inside of the two frames bolted together.
The skirt is seamed at the same location on the outside.
