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Originally Posted by
Losligato
In Laos and again in Vietnam.
I wouldn't trust any welds made by that guy in this picture. He's 'stick' welding and wearing no helmet. He'll be lucky to get any weld metal where it belongs. He sees only a bright light . . . or he's already blind.
DON
That's why I've always thought that the argument of 'oh, well a steel frame can be welded by anybody anywhere, pretty much' didn't hold water. some two-bit operation isn't going to do any long-term job on your frame, and when you find someone with proper equipment and knowledge, chances are they can repair your aluminum frames. A friend of mine, a military engineer, was on a tour in Australia, and repaired his and his wife's aluminum mountain bike frames several times. (when he had access to equipment, of course)