OK, went to work with the Dremel with various carbide bits, disc, etc. I felt like a dentist removing gold fillings! Anyway, take a look and tell me what you think. I included one of the underside too. Would a weld bead on the underside toward the edge be benificial. I'm thinking that would word as well as welding a doubler as suggested. Jon, the silver bearing solder sounds interesting. Not sure I want to do that here but have another spot that I think it would be perfect.