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Re: Alternatives to Welding?

We welded for the 2010 season. What we didn't discover until after the competition was that the welding had twisted the AL frame enough so that the wheels weren't riding evenly. We had clues before the competition, but we didn't catch them. To fix we ended up putting spacers in to make the wheels ride evenly, then we had a lot better performance.

Our students did the AL welding. Having an experienced AL welder probably would have prevented our problems, but then our students wouldn't have learned.
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