Supplies:
We needed a lot of clamps
This $50 chop saw was great.  The home depot blades lasted a lot longer than cheaper ones. 
We also bought this smaller chop saw.  We ended up burning out a gear - we probably should have bought 1 good saw instead of 2 cheap ones.
We also used the angle grinder a lot
We started off using tiny welding cylinders, but we kept having to get them refilled.  It ended up being cheaper to rent the larger cylinders.  Note the adapter on the Acetylene regulator.  We stuck with gas welding over arc, even though we did get some metal warping. 
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A cheap drill press and vise were also handy