I have decided not to use brass on the dump bed. It cost about 8 times more than steel but the main problem is that I cannot get the sizes I need in the flats for the braces. I would have to buy bigger sizes and machine them down to the exact size I need and this would involve a LOT of labor. Plus I would have to buy a radius cutting mill which is quite expensive so all in all it would have been a costly and time consuming deal so I decided to go with steel. I have the bed cut out and ready to put together-
I got a local sheet metal shop to shear me some pcs. for the bracing. The cuts are smooth and straight and all I have to do is cut them to size and bend them into the shapes I need and braze them on.
I have hours of brazing to do but then hopefully I will have a dump bed. That's all for now.