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Originally Posted by dvelleux
Does anyone have any ideas on how to best overcome this obstacle without having to buy software that costs thousands of dollars?
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Seems you have some pretty good pics there. You know I'd try simply scaling up an image of the stock until you get the right size 1:1 and start taking measurements right off the picture. It doesn't look like a terribly complex part to make. I'd think a precision bender like a small Diacro would handle the stock tubing, a mill to fab the rest and tig to put it together.
I often wing it, make a sketch on a old envelop or if I get really fancy, some graph paper, then start making chips.
If you're really set on a computer solution there are a lot of open source CAD programs out there that are pretty well regarded and often free.
Looks like a real neat project you have going on, I'm subscribing to this thread.
Cheers
Bill