Thanks Gary.

That confirms my suspicion regarding welding a patch.

I figured it was either too thin, or that by the time I ground the
rust out, the metal would disappear. If I didn't grind it, I'd be
"chasing" metal whilst burning it out trying to run a bead.

Cheers,

Neil.

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 9:18 PM, gary lee <gary2a@telus.net> wrote:
>> Hmm I think that I would haul this thing to a welder and have him spot
>> weld some beef onto that part, take your meds and go.
>> Sure not going to ruin the looks of that arm...
>
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/TrailingArmHoles.jpg/TrailingArmHoles-full;init:.jpg
>
> That cannot be welded effectively, I wouldn't waste your time trying.
> You'll just make it worse.  You can't MIG rust, and gas welding
> wouldn't do much good.  It's probably rusted on the inside in other
> places also.
>
> Gary Lee
>

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