Wouldn't 90 degrees in Italy be about 200 degrees in the US? sam lingo,Pleasanton (always above 90 in texas)
> Welding tempered Aluminum. My understanding of
> repairing a cracked aluminum tubing by welding is
> that the aluminum is tempered which is the case for
> most aluminum tubing. And that once you weld it you
> lose the temper and hence the strength. I did read
> that to regain the temper a Italian frame builder
> heated the frames to mid 90's degrees for 12 hours.
> I plan having a cracked aluminum rear stay welded
> and heating frame under by electrical bed blanket at
> 90 + degrees for 12 hours. If it does not work I
> will be back to were I was a frame that was headed
> for the trash bin anyways. Fork I will kept
>
> Charles Nighbor
>
> Walnut Creek, CA
>
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