I chose to elevate the longitudinal crossmembers (lower) by the height of the tubing (2") purely as a "stylistic choice". From a practical perspective it would have been better to leave them in the same plane as the other lower crossmembers, as that would yield greater height to deal with the collector. However I went this route and chose to live with the slight difficulty that decision brought to the project.
This is where I left it this past Sunday:
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I have the slats and the smaller tubing that supports them installed. The To-Do list as it stands at present:
1) Cut and install the collector
2) Cut and install the lower shelf (and its supports)
a) The supports will be made of whatever I have lying around
b) The shelf will be 1/8" diamond plate
3) Fabricate and install hooks on which I'll store the torch cable
4) Install bucket and bucket holder (which will be 1/2" flat bar)
5) Decide whether or not to even bother painting it or leaving it in rusty metal primer
6) Cut some 2" x 2" flat bar to plug over the tubing holes on the bottom
7) Install casters or other means of mobility
8) Consider installing a handle
9) Fabricate and install table extensions (which will be placed in the tubing holes on the top, increasing the table's width)
So that's a fair chunk of stuff that remains outstanding, but mostly of the "little tasks" variety, so it should go quickly.
Thank you for reading.