Here's a quick pic of the basic top frame I was going to use. As far as buying a stick and trying it .............How about two 1-1/2" sticks, two 1" sticks and a 3/4" stick all totaling somewhere around $250 (I can't remmember exactly). I tried the 1" several times on two different benders. I even tried to anneal it, no luck. I think the custom top guys are buying pre-anodized stuff, I don't know what type of material. I had to miter the corners since I couldn't bend it. I did all of this at work awhile back, but now I don't think I could get away with it. So I would have to borrow a wire feed machine and have a straight legged top. It might be O.K. but I'm not going to put anything on there that I think looks like $^#$.
