After ripping the bottom bracket off the front end of my P38 (repeatedly) Thats basically the same solution I came up with.
Years later I noticed the P38s all have similar welds; I suppose all bike companies go through something similar in the way of weld and joint evolution
Quote from jayg on Apr 15th, 2017, 8:12pm:Quote from johnnybent on Apr 15th, 2017, 6:58pm:Sorry I have hardest time getting photos of this site. Facebook yes. It may appear I have a frame that was not heat treated. It really doesn't matter, the trike's been around the block and keeps on ticking. I Looked for a person who had a lot of experience with this stuff and trusted him to tell me go or no go. He would not have wasted his time or my money if he did not think it would work. plus He did it without me having to take the trike apart. It was a gamble but still better then another trike for now. And Jay doesn't have a 700 or Ice for sale anyway. And It gives the rest of us a source to go to if needed. As far as cost, since he has the templates now around $250.
Looks like your welder independently came up with the same solution to the problem that Catrike's owner/engineer came up with.