Need Help .Folding mech

[spencer]

hi umm are there any reasons y its not good to weld ur foldoing mech??? plz tell cos im thinking of doing it but dont want to make my new scooter weaker ??? thanks =]

 

[Norris_Yun]

welding it would be better than bolting it.

 

[spencer]

would it make it weaker or anithing????

 

[Rory.c]

mercer welded his, then bolted it aswell...

it lasted ages, but eventualli it snapped...