Took the first step towards building my shop

[Crusty]

I do understand how expensive buying steel is and why you were the only one impressed with my cheap steel truckload score.

The thought that you have to repeat this purchase 3 more times is daunting - keep buying a lotto ticket every week, you could hit.

Still though, working in an airy shed is better than under a live oak tree. I mix diesel and ATF in a gas can which I use in sprayers to liberally coat my tools every time I think about it and keep them wrapped with poly tarps when not in use and they're fairing pretty well under a tree, so it's possible to continue work without a bona fide workshop.