The derailer cable stop on the chain stay has been cut off. I know about clamp on ones, but they are kind of ugly and I don't want to run full length housing. If I wanted to attach a cable stop how could I go about it? I read about attaching it with pop rivets, but I don't have that tool and would be a bit nervous about drilling right there. Would epoxy work? Could I solder it on using a propane torch?

I'm not experienced enough to answer this question. The people who are will probably need to know the frame material though.

Cheers,
Jim

ah right of course! It's steel

Well... you got nothing to lose, trying the pop-rivet cable stop approach -- if it doesn't work, you'll only be back to where you're at, looking for a framebuilder to do a repair...

I would just get a rivet on stop and use tiny stainless steel screws and epoxy. The holes will be minimal and I can't see them weakening things any more than vent holes do.

A propane torch will develop enough heat to do braze-ons with silver. That said, you will need appropriate flux and silver rod. (56% will flow best with the lower heat of propane) The silver is usually sold by the ounce, which is enough to do a whole frame and will run you a small fortune. McMaster-Carr has it at over $65 an ounce right now; your local welding supply will probably be a bit less. Your local frame builder will cost you less than the investment in materials you will need to make.

Just find a suitable filled two-pack epoxy and bond it on. Clamp it to the steel tube surface by popping a small g-clamp over it and wait 'til it's cured.

The actual load on cablestops is tiny.

Very easy, but you need the tools and to know what you're doing. Where are you? You have to be near some framebuilder. I would say it's worth driving some distance and paying someone well for the inconvenience and time.

You know how I can tell you're a framebuilder? lol

Burn paint, do the surface prep , and braze on a new one,

touch up the paint, when you are done.

it's steel ..