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Originally Posted by BettyZ The picture on Z1's site shows the same welding. Looks like it's that way for all the braces. So either a) they wanted to be extra

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Old 05-27-2019, 11:14 AM   #1 (permalink)
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The picture on Z1's site shows the same welding. Looks like it's that way for all the braces. So either a) they wanted to be extra sure the brace was strong, or b) this is a substandard product.
I've seen this before in fabing parts. They're putting a flat piece into an iron worker and pressing it into shape. Either they need to put some lube on the piece to let it move or the dies need adjusted.
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Either they need to put some lube on the piece to let it move or the dies need adjusted.
"When in doubt, add more lube" is a pretty coherent life philosophy.
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