I stripped paint off the "scratched" area and sure enough...
I had a frame builder friend TIG weld it for me. The dropout broke when he ground the V notches in so it was ready to go. It was a Shimano UF dropout which had a reputation for cracking in that area.
He ran a TIG bead on the inside and outside of the broken area, shot it with some primer and voilą. The weld will be stronger than the dropout.
TIG welding is a lot easier and results in much less stress in the stays than replacing the whole dropout.
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Nice clean work, you were lucky that the rear drop did not have to be removed from the stay...saves the paint for the most part so that only minor touch-up is required!
Best, Ben
Ben