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Re: Welded Frame Horror Stories

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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
BTW, this is how you test your welding skills. you weld two pieces of metal together, then you bend the metal or pull it apart till it breaks or shears. If the weld breaks it was not a good weld.
So you just yank the metal appart with your he-man-ness?

But a weld is alot stronger then the plain metal itself. If I remember correctly(which there is a 50% chance I don't) it has to do with when you weld you are melting the 2 peices together the same way metal is formed, then the extreme heat changes also heat treat it a little to help make it stronger.
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