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Old 08-03-2012, 03:39 PM   #17
socalplanedoc
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Default Re: Cracked steering column

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Originally Posted by Aerocraft View Post
Rather than weld it, I opted to replace the column since I had a number of them in stock. Had I welded it, as a certified aircraft welder, I would have added a reinforcement "patch" on the outside diameter which would have been ugly to the purist.
But it would have been beautiful to a tube and fabric airplane guy
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