The horizontal dropouts on kids bikes are usually only 1.5/2mm plate. Dropouts on most bikes are 5mm.
If his welding was any good then he wouldn't have needed any additional metal to weld up the dropout prior to cutting the new one.
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The horizontal dropouts on kids bikes are usually only 1.5/2mm plate. Dropouts on most bikes are 5mm.
If his welding was any good then he wouldn't have needed any additional metal to weld up the dropout prior to cutting the new one.