Well progress is being made, slowly.... I bought a large gas lens, Pyrex nozzle and turned up the gas... I would like to say it really looks pretty, but I won't lie to you. It is all welded, it will not fall apart.
The remedy for an ugly weld may not be weld over it with more ugly weld...
But it is welded in and the short brace tubes are also welded in... I also added another vertical and diagonal bar going forward since I had them cut.
I guess the next plan will be make the brace bars between the hoops... wanted to have everything welded in there before I block access to the area. Or I'll keep making the side diagonals and verticals while I think about if anything else goes in there.
So here's a couple of pics just to prove I've been doing more than drinking good whiskey and eating Bon Bons