I haven't seen the crack but it sounds like it could be veed out and filled with brass or silver at paint job time.
Chuck Hoefer
Vista, California USA
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> In reference to a bike offered for sale that did not meet it's asking
> price, Dale Phelps wrote:
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> "1) The busted seat lug is a deal-breaker, the crack extends from keyhole
> to the edge of the lug. Nothing about this bike is unique enough to
> overlook that."
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> Which got me to thinkin' much more generally...
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> Can't a crack such as the one described be dealt with by drilling a small
> "stop hole" at the bottom of the crack? Or is the general consensus that
> a frame with that type of damage is essentially ruined? If you had a
> great frame in need of restoration that had a similar crack, would the
> crack be enough to keep you from re-painted and re-building the bike
> (assuming a stop hole was drilled)?
>
> Matthew Bowne
> Brooklyn, New York
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