Re: Where was the Reynolds factory that made Commando frames
MS frames of welded construction, would have been made using the MMA process.
You keep throwing in statements like these, without any basis for quoting them.
'Must have', 'would have', certainly did' are not history, they are your opinion...
Well I've a certificate in welding (short courses) so probably have used more mig tig and oxy than many. Not commercially though, or recently.
This is my oxy-welding pressure test
This little cube - it has later been nickel plated (yes I did the plating) - has been pressurized to 3000 psi. If it bursts, or leaks, you fail. If you look closely it bulges, a lot. Thats thick steel, can't remember gauge. 3/16" ?
Welds are oxy only, no filler rod. Not pretty, but they have to be STRONG.
All welding tests are subjected to break test - under a press, if the weld cracks before the tubing sheet bar etc, you fail....
Perhaps we could ask your credentials ?
Or even if you own any Nortons.
Or have repaired any ?