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Repaired a previous "repair" that was absolute trash. Why try?! They brazed it and just looked awful. Some real low-end stuff.
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lovely work John.

it's funny how brazing something is so easy yet people can totally mess it up!
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Repaired a previous "repair" that was absolute trash. Why try?! They brazed it and just looked awful. Some real low-end stuff.
Pics of the other side?

Did you de-stress the crack?
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Ray8 wrote:
Pics of the other side?

Did you de-stress the crack?
Hook on the cowl appeared to be a coat hanger brazed on. I removed a factory piece off a bad chassis and replaced it.
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Option B is to dig REAL deep in the bag of bodge tricks and simply screw the crack back together
i'd advise getting a tetanus shot before petting the legshield on this scooter
i'd advise getting a tetanus shot before petting the legshield on this scooter
Evidence of a proper backwoods bodge fix with an 221v Ozarc welder
Evidence of a proper backwoods bodge fix with an 221v Ozarc welder
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Option B is to dig REAL deep in the bag of bodge tricks and simply screw the crack back together
What a crack up... ROFL emoticon Facepalm emoticon
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My single experience with that repair went as follows:

Repaired one side as you did.

Repaired the other side by cutting out a maybe 3" square at that weak point.

Thicker gauge plate. Shaped it using a vice and 3/8" rod. After welding it up I blended it out with flap disks to the original gauge. It isn't noticeable (see pic) and so far defeats that weak point.

It's been knocked over a few times since then on both sides.
My wife backed into it 1x.
Homeless guys-related knockovers 2x.
I "may" have put it on the side stand out of balance 1x.
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Brazing used to be the popular for auto body, it's the first thing I learned. Gas welding was considered too hot for sheet metal, but actually works fine with a small enough tip and correct technique. I would love to get back into gas welding again, but the tanks are a PITA. I would probably MIG weld a legshield crack…spray and sculpt until good.

Very nice work by the way…
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Don't you just bend the cowl around at that point before painting it, so when it falls over it's already bent to shape?
Plus, it is more aerodynamic
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