Originally Posted by
Brice Rogers
David and John, I thought that I would give you an update on my new box rest. As you know, I am one of those guys who would rather make something than buy it. Especially if the process is pretty simple. I already had a box rest but it was straight and was more difficult to position than the "hockey stick" design that David had posted.
I had some 1" round cold roll laying around and some 3/8" thick x 1-1/2" surveyors stakes (hot roll) laying around. So I cut them to size and welded them. You can't see it from the picture, but there is also a 3/8" stiffener underneath, so the "beam" is 3/4" thick. Zero flexing.
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Nice fab job Brice. Glad everything worked out for you.
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