broken ti frame

[otismojo]

I recently noticed my hardtail has a crack in the weld from the top tube to the head tube. I must have really missed it since it's almost nearly all the way around the top tube (danger!). Anyone know of a good frame welder here in the cities who does a reasonable amount of titanium welding? My frame is a Clark Kent (some of you might remember these). If none in town where do I sent it to get it fixed. The frame has more sentimental worth than anything (except it's a sub 3 lb hartail frame).

Thanks

[martini]

A broken C/K? Surpirsed it took this long! ;) Take it to Gene at One on One on Washington Ave. I know he can do steel work, but not too sure about Ti. He'll probably know of someone locally who could though(Maybe Bob Brown can...Look him up on Google). I do know that Matt Chester can do repair work, but be prepared for a LOOOOOONG wait(hope you've got a backup). I know he's backed up pretty hard on his own original work. Your frame just maybe relegated to wall art now unfortunately. Good luck!

[mtnbykr]

your best bet would be to look in the yellow pages and call up some welding shops. their ads might tell if they do ti welding. ti welding isn't a "do-it-yourself" project. it requires oxygen-free, oil-free welding. the tubes are filles w/ argon [i think...] to purge the o2. good luck... let us know if you find a welder.

kl

[Ogre]

www.mattchester.com (http://www.mattchester.com)

Does good work.