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1. A metal framing member, comprising:
a metal stud having: a first elongated channel member, the first elongated channel member having a respective major face having a respective first edge along a major length thereof and a respective second edge along the major length thereof, a respective first flange extending along the first edge at a non-zero angle to the respective major face of the first elongated channel member; a second elongated channel member, the second elongated channel member having a respective major face having a respective first edge along a major length thereof and a respective second edge along the major length thereof, a respective first flange extending along the first edge at a non-zero angle to the respective major face of the second elongated channel member, and a respective second flange; a first continuous wire member having a plurality of bends to form alternating apexes along a respective length thereof, the apexes of the first continuous wire member alternatively physically attached to the first and the second elongated channel members along at least a portion of the first and the second elongated channel members; and a second continuous wire member having a plurality of bends to form alternating apexes along a respective length thereof, the apexes of the second continuous wire member alternatively physically attached to the first and the second elongated channel members along at least a portion of the first and the second elongated channel members, the first and the second elongated channel members held in spaced apart parallel relation to one another by both of the first and the second wire members, with a longitudinal passage formed therebetween; the metal framing member further comprising: at least a first reinforcement plate and at least a first resistance weld that physically couples the first reinforcement plate to the metal stud, the first reinforcement plate having a plate portion having a length, a width, a gauge, a first edge and a second edge, the second edge opposed from the first edge across the length of the plate portion, the length of the plate portion sized to interference fit between the first elongated channel member and the second elongated channel member, the reinforcement plate adjacent to the first and the second continuous wires within the first and the second elongated channel members. |