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Re: What to know?
Adding to what others have said:
1. How to drill holes in metal. Safely.
2. How to cut metal. Safely.
3. How to measure distances, very accurately. Inches, down to much better than 1/32" (much less than 1/3 the width of a 'sharpie' line)
4. The proper usage of nuts, bolts, washers, lockwashers, locknuts, and thread locker fluid. Including 'tight' and 'too tight'.
5. The correct way to use a metal file. And safely.
6. Why "polycarbonate" (lexan) is used and "acrylic" (plexiglass) is not. Very important!
AND, the MOST important thing to know:
7. How To Read. (Read <and obey> the rule book, often, or suffer the consequences)
Good luck this season, come back often and search to find answers. Ask if you can't find what you need.
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