Well, good luck, outcasted.

Some months back I mentioned the fact that I'm not a welder and I CAN PROVE IT! And I'm not getting any better at it. As C9 said (and also according to my welder brother) it's easier to handle than mild steel.

With a former employer I had occasion to work with stainless quite a bit and I know from experience that making small parts, particularly in your home shop and using hand tools that work fine on other metals, can prove real interesting. I guess what I'm saying is, don't plan to pick up your trusty hand shears and a file when you start fabricating smaller pieces.

Stainless bolts have an annoying way of binding up when you screw on the nuts. The tendency is to keep tightening until the nut won't go either way. Then you're faced with getting that sucker out ...... somehow.

As C9 suggested, call in the pros.

Again, good luck.

Jim