Originally posted by mranlet
Anyone ever braze one with Oxy-Acetelene? Brazed joints are often stronger than wire welded as long as there is suffecient overlap. Maybe it might prevent braking?
All depends on the base metal. Welding FUSES and adds a filler metal, brazing adds a filler metal with bonds the two pieces. As thick as those damn gears are, you need hella heat and penetration to fuse them together. Where did you get your source of info at?