This is what has been going through my mind regarding a welding job I need doing. I have an Aluminium bicycle frame that the previous owner attempted to fit an oversize tyre to by filing the sides of the frame. It looks like they started on one side and realised they had made a hole through the thin tubing and left it at that. A local welding business says they can fill in the missing metal, I presume tig welding it. I am wondering if the heat generated will compromise the temper and weaken the whole area of the tube. The Aluminium is 6061 T6, I'd have more confidence in a repair if it was a steel frame due to less flexing stress
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This is what has been going through my mind regarding a welding job I need doing. I have an Aluminium bicycle frame that the previous owner attempted to fit an oversize tyre to by filing the sides of the frame. It looks like they started on one side and realised they had made a hole through the thin tubing and left it at that. A local welding business says they can fill in the missing metal, I presume tig welding it. I am wondering if the heat generated will compromise the temper and weaken the whole area of the tube. The Aluminium is 6061 T6, I'd have more confidence in a repair if it was a steel frame due to less flexing stress
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