Originally Posted by galen_52657

Not a frame builder or welder but had a similar issue with Bianchi steel frame - dropout cracked. Bianchi USA repaired the frame by welding the dropout. It lasted about a year and then cracked about a quarter of an inch away from the repair. Took it to the local frame builder. He ground out the crack and brazed it back together. That lasted about a year than cracked at the repair.

Put an end to all that assembling/disassembling by buying a new frame...!