Wow, Billy. Cool thread. Since my hubby and I attended our LQ show in March and test drove some Longarms, DH has been wondering about building a frame and buying an industrial machine. The one we liked the best at the show was the Homesteader for its manueverablity. However, like you said the $10,000 price tag is way out of our range. My friend has one that was nearly 30K. Way more than my first home!
Used industrials are selling more and more frequently in our area on CL for $500 to 800. What we notice is that many of them have long open arms making them beneficial for LAQ!
My question is, not ever owned a LA, what the things to include if one builds their own frame :?: Perhaps a future tutorial maybe? :shock: :shock: