Originally Posted by
duanedr
My first was better than this and my first wasn't very good. My initial thought of the wavy top tube was that it was poorly finished bondo trying to cover up kinked/bent tube due to 'stress relieving'.
Structurally, it *may be* fine but, I would have cut this up and thrown it away - and I only build for myself.
This looks like a hobby builder trying to cover material costs by selling a frame before the skill is there to do it right.
Same with me. I've done some poorly finished frames early on but all looked better then this one. This is a big reason to have a mentor or to take a class. besides the quicker learning curve about the actual building a good class will also cover a lot about the business side of this industry.
I do hope to become a real business later this year but after 39 years of off and on again building for me and my family (and a couple of stints for other builders) I know my work needs refining. The first few frames are still intended for me. Andy