I did weld it on. I first welded the hinge back to the body. A part of the hinge was missing from around where it failed, so I filled that area with weld a little. Then I welded a 3/16" patch, about 6 inch long and 1-1.5" wide (tapering shape), to the hinge and the round area where it pivots. I think that it is now far stronger than it ever was. I used 7018. I feel that the weld would be unlikely to fail first in case of abuse.
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16 years ago