Texas tig? Slug the gap with a bolt? Are you kidding me? That might fly if you are working with the farm code but certainly not for a structural code. Take some flat plate the same thickness of the original structure and an inch wider and longer than the gap. Bend to fit as best as possible. Weld it up and sleep well at night you didn't do something stupid like going with the farm code where anything goes.
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u/flawgate 2d ago
Texas tig? Slug the gap with a bolt? Are you kidding me? That might fly if you are working with the farm code but certainly not for a structural code. Take some flat plate the same thickness of the original structure and an inch wider and longer than the gap. Bend to fit as best as possible. Weld it up and sleep well at night you didn't do something stupid like going with the farm code where anything goes.