Cracked steel frame -worth repair ?

sausage
sausage Posts: 6
edited September 2007 in MTB workshop & tech
Advice please. Just noticed my frame ( Inbred , 2.5 yrs old ) is cracked on the seat tube, just below the clamp. The crack is hairline , only about 15mm & runs horizontal just below the slot in the seat tube.
In theory this can be welded but bearing in mind the cost of preperation & respray etc is it worth it for a sub £200 frame?
Any one had a long & healthy life from a repaired steel frame?

Thanks

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