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Working With Metal Continued
The top of the adapter is where I'll weld the arm to.
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Here I'm cutting the angle iron to three
feet long.
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Next I used one of my bar clamps (that I use for woodworking) to hold the adapter against the angle
iron so I could tack weld them together (arrows).
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Here is the tack weld. I removed the bar clamp and then fully welded the
arm to the adapter.
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Then I cut a two foot piece and welded it to the longer piece. The
button will be at the end of this two foot piece. And I also added a
diagonal piece for strength.
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I left a small gap between the diagonal piece so wires could pass
through for the button. I did this on both sides.
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Here is the button that my son-in-law gave me. The button is 2" in
diameter and can light up if you wire it that way.
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I'm going to make a bracket that will hold this button and then weld it to the arm. Note the arrow pointing to a raised area on the
mounting surface of the button. I'll need to make a cutout to clear this
on my bracket.
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This bracket is about 2" square and will be mostly covered by the
button.
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I chose this spot to weld the bracket to because it gives the button the
most clearance for the nut and wires.
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