Need help on aluminum wheel repair situation

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You are about 400% correct there about firemen. We are running in when everyone else is running out....but those unfortunates trapped and needing rescue seem able to tolerate us! LOL...

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Btw... I'm not versed on welding being a fireman by trade. Does HAZ refer to Heat Affected Zone or ???...

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Please be patient with me guys... I'm not meaning to be difficult. Really. >>>> But if you're going to "V" it out on inside and outside to fill it with Weld then my tiny sliver of "miracle adhesive" (humor intended please laugh with me at this juncture) would thus...

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I spoke to two local welding shops about this.
First shop is a somewhat large shop that fabricates trailers and whatnot. That was months ago. Nice middle aged gentleman looked at the wheel on the bike and said he'd be concerned with weakening the wheel by welding it and said, between you and...

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As always.... opinions on this whole "fiasco" welcomed...........

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The forum keeps resizing my photos such that the end result doesn't show what I'm trying to show. First photo sort of shows the crack at the rounded base of the spoke. Second photo shows the outline of the crack on the inside of the wheel but it appears best viewed in the small format without clicking...

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I'm still in this dilemma. Procrastination took over. Life has continued, as you all know that it does, and my various troubles have consumed me. Anyway... The wheel is now off the bike and the tire removed. It seems to me that to do anything with it that it needs to be dremeled out regardless. My...

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Hello everyone. My first post I am here for advice found this site via a google search about aluminum wheel repair. I did some reading and saw one "Bob" that goes by the handle "AAMetalMaster" that seems to have great knowledge in this area. I tried to private message Bob without...