I have recently finished this restoration for a member on here.
This is a PK Ripper and I have also repaired the seat post tube that was all cracked. This covers some more really badly gnarled up drop outs .
Restoration of this kind is very tricky and time consuming .
First you need the skills to weld aluminium with a tig welder .
Here I have done that job and ground off the excess. This is the last time in this in this process that any power tools are used.
This is where the hard work and patience starts . A multitude of files of different coarseness are needed and flatting paper .
Oh and oodles of time and did I say patience .
In total there are at least 25 hours in all the repairs on this frame then there's materials and electric etc .
The point I'm trying to make here is that even at a basic say £10 an hour you can see the cost for yourself . But as myself and others do this as we love saving anything in this great hobby we never charge full cost .
Just remember as well it can cost easily over £100 to strip fettle and polished a set of wheels rims for example.
My biggest bug bear is being chased for work when a person has no idea of the work involved and the motivation needed to go and do it in all weathers.
