For those of you hovering over the Seedling site in inerst, Zach has posted measurements of the aluminum you need to cut:

Cut Aluminum Rails To Length
You will need to cut your rails to the specified lengths. I recommend using a hacksaw and some clamps. Cut slowly and you can be very precise. Cut from the bottom of the U to the top. Remember: measure twice, cut once!

X Rails (2) - 21 inches Y Rails (2) - 13 inches Z Rails (2) - 13 inches


Cut Aluminum Angle to Length
X Supports (2) - about 6 3/8 inches (6.33" to be exact) Y Supports (2) - about 9 1/16 inches (9.074" to be exact) Z Supports (2) - about 5 15/16 inches (5.90" to be exact)


Thanks Zach!

Please do the part about measure twice and cut once. I just measured the distance between the base pipes on my "Seedling" and found that the distance is 22 15/16" center to center. Which means that my X supports need to be longer than 21 inches to work. If you neglect to do this part you should probably expect to see the air turn blue around your work. Please make sure that small children are not in the area. Because it is hard to explain where a grandchild picked up "Grandpa's words" from. And yes kids say the darnedest things when you least expect them to.

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Bob Teeter
"What Box?"

Yeah, sorry... basically one of the pipes will need to be shortened in the base (or you can cut the X rails longer, but theres not much room left in the 8 foot length of aluminum rail)

I'll update the BOM to specify the proper pipe lengths ASAP.

No need to apologize. You are doing an incredible job.

As an aside your BLOG is hilarious. My wife is hooked.

Zach - I am not worried about the length. I bought 2 8 foot pieces of channel so length is not a problem. Besides I want to make 2 Seedlings right away. Which means another trip to ACE Hardware (5 minutes away) for another piece of metal. Those folks just love me there. Also fantastic service. Have to beat the kids off with a stick for service. Walk in the door, 1st question do you need any help. The nice part is I know the owner and he has a bunch of competition in town. His response is service, service, and more service. Got to love it.

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Bob Teeter
"What Box?"

Hey, Thanks Robert!!! Your talkin' to your very own Ace boy. You right though. Everyday the one thing that we always get lectured on to do is give good service.

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Jay

Yeah, but I definitely need to worry about length. With the aluminum angle being $22 for 8 feet, it absolutely has to fit all in one 8' length of angle. Once I get the pipes updated, then everything will be just fine =)