Working on my new 8.8 axle

[RWKHausSupply]

what difference will it make to have the axle standing on end?

About the best you can do to let heat escape. Ever seen what it takes to straighten a bend axle (tubes)? Not much or many rosette style heat areas. And with how much heat and weld area a set of HD perches take. well you should get the idea...

 

[Boudroux]

Isn't that from the opening scene of a vintage 70's porn flick?

I'm to young to know, the porn of my day started with Nirvana songs and razors had been invented by then.