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[arctictraveller]

Aluminess's customer service has always been highly regarded. I brought that up once while talking to Dave Hoskins, (the owner) and he was very interested in hearing about my customer service experiences. It was clear that he understands superior customer service helps a company be successful and grow. He even invited me to contact him personally if I ever had any issues or concerns. Not a lot of owners are willing to do that.

[arctictraveller]

Originally Posted by Railvan

Regarding inspecting welds: I know to look for cracks around the welds, but other than that, are there any other clues that a weld is bad or could fail?

First you can spray a red penetrant like this,

https://www.amazon.com/CANTESCO-Visi...8ATGHXF6C00SDD

and then spray developer like this. The die will soak into any voids and show as a red streak on the white developer. This can show nearly invisible cracks

https://www.amazon.com/CANTESCO-Pene...8ATGHXF6C00SDD

[carringb]

Alternative: Smack the item of concern with a BFH. If it breaks, it was going to break anyways.