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Originally Posted by f6bits
Maybe there's a structural engineer around, but I don't think a steel plate will help much. The holes are already there, and I don't see how mounting a plate on the holes will help that much. I think that welding the holes shut would be a much better approach. Or welding that plate over the holes.
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Bolting a steel plate to a steel frame is not much different than welding one. Structural engineers use bolts all the time joining steel brackets etc...
At least this way the OP has the option of later mounting something to the frame if they choose. Their choice..