I usually weld outside, so thats got to be better than indoors I suppose, I've a table set up outside the shed at the moment, and tools such as the bench drill is a small handyman type, so its easy to carry out. If I haven't got something in particular, I've just got to walk down to the farms workshop, it has almost everything you need, mig welder, metal lathe, large pedestral drill, etc....

Hopefully there will be attached a photo of the Mast Base, it still needs the rotation arm to be fitted, but I haven't got the correct size tube here, and won't be near the supplier til next weekend. I found a stainless steel distributor about an hour from me, they have everything you could possibly want in stock, sheet, flat bar, tube, you name it. For example the striker strap for the cat, $35.00 as opposed to $100.00. The mast base (not taking into account labour of course) at this stage has cost $10.00, I would add another $10 for the rotator arm, as opposed to $135.00.