Author Topic: Frame with small crack (Read 1291 times)

Dark Diggler · « **on:** March 10, 2007, 06:42 AM »

Right chaps, I have in my greasy and slightly over familiar hands a nice robinson expert frame, but it has a crack about 1cm long at the top of the steerer tube, right in the centre and coming down from where the top headset cup is. The thing is, Its owner wants it minto and happily wull pay but he dont want to spend pointless doh! so any Ideas? could the crack be filled and then off to the chromers? or can it be cosmetically disguised, It would have to look amazing tho, It obviously will not be getting any stick so structual strength I think is ok.

HELP

harris · « **Reply #1 on:** March 10, 2007, 07:52 AM »

if you take it to an industrial estate,look for a machine shop or fabricators
if its that small they will touch it with a tig for about £10.

Rombloke · « **Reply #2 on:** March 10, 2007, 07:52 AM »

the only real way to get rid of this unsightly crack is to have the frame stripped, rewelded, and rechromed.

thats if you want a proper job.

sorry not much help

Dave

Jt · « **Reply #3 on:** March 10, 2007, 08:58 AM »

thats the answer..good job i have deep pockets then...crack on bruv, but see if we can aviod being bummed in the process....especially by the purps.

Zippy · « **Reply #4 on:** March 10, 2007, 09:33 AM »

Is this a race bike or a show bike.

If it's a race bike just get rid of it and buy a Robinson Pro instead because you can get them for 100 pounds.

If it's a show bike then go ahead and get it done properly.

crazycraig · « **Reply #5 on:** March 10, 2007, 11:02 AM »

get it done proper ya cheapskate

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #6 on:** March 10, 2007, 12:11 PM »

Quote from: crazycraig on March 10, 2007, 11:02 AM

get it done proper ya cheapskate

So, ok then. Who is the best for this job I.E- mintier than the MD of Trebors breath, Does Biaggio still do this sort of thing or is there someone oop north that has the force flowing through them

oh and here it is BTW:
this is where the crack is, doesn't show well but as I said 1cm in the middle top

All help appreciated ( sorry mr "the rock" dem bars are under armed guard

)

crazycraig · « **Reply #7 on:** March 10, 2007, 05:44 PM »

any good metal refinishers can quote for that .try leigh metal polishing

there in the yellow pages

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #8 on:** March 10, 2007, 05:49 PM »

Cool, whens it your birthday y'ald B'stard, Bones celebration ??

crazycraig · « **Reply #9 on:** March 10, 2007, 06:00 PM »

monday ....are you going bones ....i think your kids scared

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #10 on:** March 10, 2007, 06:01 PM »

WE will be there

crazycraig · « **Reply #11 on:** March 10, 2007, 06:01 PM »

Jt · « **Reply #12 on:** March 11, 2007, 10:30 AM »

scared eh?

hmmm.

busy adding to my fortune perhaps.. out of practice, perhaps, bothered by your insolent comments, definately...

watch and learn monkey chops.

quick 720, followed by a ride in ambulance, and then 3 months off work not earning a shilling sounds like great fun.