Bicycle Upgrade Repair

So this thing cracked, yeah we gonna fix it.

I decided to TIG weld it this time.  Firstly, the cracked part.

I had a scrap piece from the scrap piece I used on Bike Upgrade 2, which makes this twice as scrap (post-pre-consumer-post-waste material).  It had some other tube welded on it to begin with, so I just decided to use it anyways.  I wanted to drill a drain/ vent hole in the bottom so I don't disobey the rule about welding on airtight containers.

Interestingly, it fit in the drill press table like this perfectly.

What's the motto here? "When in doubt, just add more steel".  I left the extra 90° tube welded on the end of the scrap piece because I wanted the height to match where the other two pieces were welded at the top.  Probably not the best idea, but at least it will last more than 9 months this time!

I'm making dual-stems a fashion statement this year.  Not as cool looking as the "cactus" stem from bike upgrade 2, but it's an improvement.

The Cactus Stem