Quote Originally Posted by eponymous View Post
I tend to find that if you can do it with tubing rather than fittings, it will look much cleaner and will be cheaper
Thats odd, I find the completely opposite. Well except for the cheaper, I agree but maybe I like the more industrial / professional look of fittings.

Anyhow, its good to have a guide for those that want to go this route, so thank to the OP for that.