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Eddy if you could move this thread to construction I will start posting the build . Geoff.
The answer to Kim's question. Plank on frame plus plating.
Production of the plates, cut the ends off drink cans I use a band saw, slit down the join in the transfer with scissors and flatten. See below. Also included is the photo I used to draw the plan!