So close!

We made the vertical counterweight guides today, 2 pairs of 10 foot 2x6's which guide the counterweight axle as it falls. They are each fixed to the frame with 6 carriage bolts so they can be removed for transport. We also cut the CW axle, 48" long out of 1" hot-roll steel. To keep track of pin angles, we added a small scale to the end of the arm. It doesn't show the angle, but we just need repeatability.