Sam Moss Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 (edited) i am lucky that i spotted this crack and as you can see it is pretty big. to weld it i got the frame smothed down then filed the crack so that the welding could get between the frame. then i got the weld filed down so it wasn't a bump and that the aluminium could easly fit around the frame and finally i got the sheet welded on. so do you think this will last? i cant say ive seen this done before. someone said it might be stronger than before it was cracked and someone said it will snap in a week or so. what do you think? thanks Edited August 2, 2010 by Sam Moss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_Trials Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 It may not look the part been silver and all, but i think you did a good job there, should last for ages with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Moss Posted August 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 It may not look the part been silver and all, but i think you did a good job there, should last for ages with that. hope so (yn) and i know i took the pics before i painted it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 (edited) Unless you cut the crack out completely it will likely just propogate around the tube and take out the new gusset with it. Might last a couple months, might last ten minutes Edited August 2, 2010 by forteh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Moss Posted August 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Unless you cut the crack out completely it will likely just propogate around the tube and take out the new gusset with it. Might last a couple months, might last ten minutes ive been riding it around 2 week now and i havent noticed any flexing in the frame and im not sure what they did when they cut the crack out. ill ask my dad and find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Should have drilled a hole at each end of the crack to stop it spreading further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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