OK guys... I never "stage" pictures... as noticed by how cluttered some of my pictures are. When I think a picture of something needs to be in there, I take it. I am trying to show what it takes to build one of these from scratch... and I hope all my LR.com friends will tell me if they see something they think is an issue.... So far I have contacted the SCTA tech folks about the floor tubes... no replies other than Lee K said he submitted his recommendation to Kiwi Steve and John Bjorkman, don't know what Lee sent, still waiting for a reply.
The Hammer.... I don't think I have spent a day in the shop without using that hammer. It is a great tool for nudging those pesky tubes where you want them. I guess it makes its way into a lot of pics because it is always in use. I have a smaller one as well, it stays mostly at the mill, but every now and then it gets used and shows up in a picture too... YEP, that doubles the chances that an orange hammer will be in a pic