Kestrel 200(3) cable and housing, about 20 min each w/coat hangar.
Kestrel Talon cable only, stops are removable on each end, about 20 min w/coat hangar
Kestrel RT700 cable only, " " " " " etc.

Paramount OS-3, cable and housing, about an hour with a coat hangar
Paramount OS-7, same as the OS-3

Simoncini had a ferrule built in at each end, brazed in, completely stopped up.
No inner tube. I had to drill out the ferrules on each end, then use a coat hangar.
About 4 hours.

It's always something.