Story of my life

The brake isn't as clean as it appears in the photo and is not a point of assembly.I've spent enough time staring at it with disbelief.Heck this is as good of an excuse as any to buy a welder.I'm not too far from a Harbor freight.What would be the cheapest welder suitable to the task.I would definitely practice on some scrap.Any help is welcome.Ron

"I'd just weld it up and then maybe a weld a couple of finger patches"
I thought while I was at it I would weld a small plate into the corner as a brace,like you see on some old frames.Ron

Mine is a Della Cruz

I got a welder from Harbor freight and have been very happy with it.

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Here is my bike

Fairracing:
Yep,that the frame in question.One thing I liked about it was that the thick tubes looked sturdy.I'm sure mine had some abnormal defect.I've only had it less than 4 Months.Ron

I'm going on year five and over 4,000 mile's. I thought I had a crack at the chain stays where it goes into the bottom bracket ( I think that's what they call it) But after sanding down the paint thier is nothing thier. Must have been something in the paint that looked like a crack.

The welder I got at HF was a Chicago Electric 90amp model #44567

That is just way to clean of a cut, I think. No signs of stress...and shouldn't the metal look even a "bit" twisted. No way...someone's messing with you...looks like they literally want to see you get hurt.

Not sure how much the bike is worth, but if you truly think the metal just fatigued, I'd scrap it and start over. Can you imagine catastrophic frame failure at 20mph???

Hope you're at least wearing a helmet.

Don't mean to sound like "Gloom and Doom" but man, that aint funny, and you can get hurt or killed. Be safe, man.

Mark

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Like someone else said "Sticking it to the Man!"

I'd at least take a magnifying glass, and a bright halogen work light and give the frame a good once over.

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If he could ride it 4 miles with it broken right there and the bike stayed together I don't think I would worry about the rest of the bike to much. But like Joe said a bright light and a magnifier sure wouldn't hurt..........................

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I'm pretty certain it wasn't sabotage.The only one with access to my bike would be my ole lady.You don't think she could be upset that I spend all my time in the barn working on a motorbike while our house is falling down around us?
Anyway,the house paint fund was just invested in a welder.Cheap paint=Cheap welder Harbor Freight 90 amp.
I,m sure I'll be seeking advice and may revive the welding thread.Thanks for all the advice,Ron