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  September 26, 2022   Step 3  New Craig's Stand Construction With the base on the back of the trailer, raised up about 8-inches, I inserted the two lower legs.    I raised the base about 8-inches off the end on the trailer. Using a spare length of 2x6, wedged under a 2x4 spanning the width of the trailer perpendicular to it, I screwed it to the base so it wouldn't fall forward from the weight of the legs nor fall backward as I maneuvered legs into it.    Using two drill guns, one to drill holes and one to drive lag screws, I drilled a 5/16th inch pilot hole for each of the 3/8th inch diameter two-inch lag screws to secure the legs to the risers. Then doing the same thing attached 2x4x10 cross members top to bottom of each. Below.    A few days earlier , I had watched the video I had linked in the first blog post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TPDGaIj4sY   and remembered the trick they used to perform the next step of the process of ...

September 25, 2022   Step 2  New Craig's Stand Construction The base is 48" by 48" and framed with 2x6s. The floor is 48" by 60" 7/16 plywood sheeting. Base with 'risers' which are steel brackets screwed to 2x6 framing made for attaching 4" by 4" posts. Base setup for attaching legs.    It's been raining for the past few days -- not that I'm complaining. I've wished for rain for weeks. I was out working on this stand in the mists and under moody-looking clouds a couple hours a day. When it rained steadily I stayed indoors. I hadn't planned on building this stand this year, so things like tools and materials are in disarray, not that anyone who knows me would notice. I tend to operate like this until I get all my ducks in a row -- usually by the end of the project, but truly, I enjoy doing it and figuring how to make things work to my satisfaction -- I ain't building china cabinets .That being said, I think this project is m...