Greetings fellow typewriter enthusiasts!
It has been a good while since I posted anything here.

The motive of this post is to ask for any advise in regards a fracture, or crack, that I have found in my typewriter (sadly it had a rough travel home). It is located in the chassis, where the sublevers are anchored. Although the machine has some serious cosmetic issues, it works, and quite well actually (I feel so happy with my little restoration project)

My biggest concern is the rust and the structural integrity. I was thinking in fixing this with a epoxic glue specialized for metals, or with melted tin (or both). However, I don't know how long would be it's life expectancy after the repair, or if the rust would start corroding the fractured part from inside.

Any advice, suggestion or experience about this kind of issues would be most appreciated.

Also, I was wondering if it is possible to remove the outer frame, and remove the entirely of the inner mechanisms, this could be useful for a paint job (a propper one in case of any concerns, with sanding, primer, paint and clear coating).

Thanks in advance!