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This GrandDaddy Build Comes With a Miter-Saw Trick Worth Stealing

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Cutting steel angle for a SpiderCarts GrandDaddy go kart frame
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Most build videos show you the what. This one shows you the how. ILoveBuildingThings has been documenting a GrandDaddy build in real detail, and it is a gift if you are about to cut your own steel.

Using a wood miter saw to cut steel angle for the go kart frame
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The standout is a simple way to set a wood miter saw fence so your steel angle cuts land where the plans want them. There is a second video walking through the BMIKarts parts kit, and a third where he fabricates the front A-arms with a 3D-printed jig.

Clamping and squaring frame members on a work table
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The builder talking through his GrandDaddy build in the driveway
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If you learn better by watching someone measure twice, this series earns the time. The plans he is following are the GrandDaddy.

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