Little Things You Hate

The Duckmeister

The Duckmeister

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dazz said:
Totally repairable... Would not be pretty though. I'd fix it and ride it.
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Not economically, or if done to a budget, safely. Simply welding up the cracks will further weaken the neighbouring material, setting up for inevitable repeat failure. The frame needs to be baked to somewhat iron out the heat stress, and that gets more complex (and expensive) after paint/other surface finishes have been applied.
 
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dazz

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The Duckmeister said:
Not economically, or if done to a budget, safely. Simply welding up the cracks will further weaken the neighbouring material, setting up for inevitable repeat failure. The frame needs to be baked to somewhat iron out the heat stress, and that gets more complex (and expensive) after paint/other surface finishes have been applied.
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Cheaply all depends on the skill sets available at mates rates. And as for the pre/post HT, sure it's ideal but not essential. If the person designing the repair has a solid understanding of the stress distribution required and strategies to mitigate stress risers such as what has caused this particular failure in the first place, then I'd argue that the repair, if designed well, would be just as strong as original and outlast the rest of the frame. Agree with you that it is certainly more involved than dropping it off to your average handyman with a TIG and expecting everything to be fine.
 
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