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Old 04-19-2015, 06:01 PM   #25
imjeff
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Re: A different approach to a LWB to SWB conversion

I'm kind of curious how your frame will do without fish plating it. You have two brittle lines running up your frame. Fish plating spreads that stress over multiple areas. It's not a matter of whether the weld is completely penetrated, it's the stress on the toes of the weld. Without heat treating, those toes will be weaker than the weld or the unheated frame.

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