If I get a scrap D44 sitting around locally and am bored, I can surely try it I love good, comparable evidence! :thumb:
On a separate note, I feel compelled to voice something at this point. A frustrating thing that I've noticed and is kinda disheartening to see is the overwhelming pessimism often displayed by forum members (on any forum) towards those of us 'amateurs' (myself included) who try to tackle a problem themselves that may usually be addressed only by the more experienced members, or those with deeper pockets. When a person, for example, does their own truss, or fabs their own bumper, or simply seems to have been able to persevere and do something themselves that most have to bring their rig to a shop to do, there are always some very blunt, vocal replies that seem to try to either discredit, belittle, or take the fun out of the original post. Instead of the "attaboy! " or "good job" or "that's great to see that you were able to tackle that in your garage!" that is more appropriate, the member is discouraged with a bunch of "I call bullshit on that"-type replies. It's great to share experiences and opinions, but I hate seeing so many pessimistic replies... Us 'amateurs' look up to the guys that have been doing this for a long time, but too often seem to be the target of such replies. Just an observation...
I think you did an awesome job, honestly. Don't let Overlander get to you, he's not usually very polite or helpful. I would like to invite you to any other forum, most real jeepers would admire this kind of thoroughness in a home welding job! Or you could just bow down to the tyranny in this forum. On a side note, I can't believe I'm not banned yet!
This was originally posted here:
http://wayalife.com/showthread.php?14040-Artec-truss-and-gussets
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