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Re: Attaching Things on WCD

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Originally Posted by DampRobot View Post
Then the real question is why weld? You've already got the gusset, and I can't think of a time when I saw a gusset fail in a way a weld wouldn't.
That's what I was thinking. According to one of our older mentors, welding actually reduces the strength of aluminum unless it's heat treated afterwards.
I've never welded before though, so I wouldn't know myself.