I know the advice he would have gotten, because I got pretty much the same thing myself and have seen it given to many others. In short, the advice is that without a full oxy-acetylene torch set-up, a professional jig, a granite alignment table, an overhead mill, professional instruction, and at least 200 frames under his belt, he shouldn't bother.

Maybe this place needs another sub-forum, with a name like "Frame-building for amateurs on a budget who just want to build frames for personal use".