Old 08-01-15, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by dddd
We don't know if the weld is a good one or not, whether the right welding rod was used or to what degree brass contaminated the weld.

I would not expect this to last terribly long relative to the original bb shell, but this bike has some serious mileage under it's belt in all likelihood.
Seeing how it's a mig weld, the contamination was likely pretty negligible.
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