cracked wheel

[Kent McLean]

Months ago while in SC I had new tires put on my front wheels.
Since then I've had a slow leak in one of them.  It would deflate
over the course of a week.  I finally got tired of inflating it, so
I took it to the local tire warehouse to have it fixed. I figured the 
shop I used in SC installed the tire improperly.  It turns out the 
wheel has a crack in it (don't know how; it didn't leak before the 
new tire, and I don't remember hitting anything hard enough to 
dent/crack the rim).  The tire droid suggested a good welder 
could weld the crack. As I don't know this guy, I don't have a 
lot of faith in his suggestion.  

Can a stock BBS web/mesh wheel be welded?  Or should
I shop around for a used one. I'm only a coupla three miles
from Chris Semple, if that influences the decision.

Kent
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy"