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Hey sorry I didn't notice this.
Before making the rack all I'd done was put the cross in the back of the flyer and maybe make a pentagram out of spokes so I was far from well practiced.
As for how the rack holds up, I'm not sure. Time will tell.
What I would say though is that just the basic cross shape for my rack was 12 joints and I made a considerably better job of the last joint than the first so maybe if your materials are cheap enough, make one practice one and then the one you'll use?
I'm just looking out some photos of what I've been doing with my torch more recently...
M_V
I'm interested in how you made the front rack. I've got no brazing or metalwork experience, although ironically I used to translate welding manuals for my job. I'm not bad at electronic soldering if that makes a difference(!)
Anyway, how easy/cheap do you think it is for a beginner to get a passable beater front rack like yours? I'd probably go for a more traditional design, like a flat-top, pizza-box rack with maybe a wire mesh.