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    Re: Cracked frame!!!!

    Dont fear an older 220 Miller/Hobart or Lincoln....or HTP.
    If they can't show you that it runs & welds.......walk away.......;)

    You can turn down the heat on a hotter welder.......tinnie bopper...
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    Re: Cracked frame!!!!

    It's easier to learn on a decent welder, not a beginner......the hotter the better!
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    Re: Cracked frame!!!!

    At either end of the crack, yes.......if the crack ends at the open end of a pcs of steel, the open end is not required.

    Example, Brush Hog motor plate, cracked/fatigued......
    Cracks have been...
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    Re: Cracked frame!!!!

    Prior to welding that crack, and after the area's been cleaned up......a 3/16" hole should be drilled at the end of the crack, then welded.

    This is common practice for 'crack' repairs of all sorts.
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