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Had a real eye-opener at the Tulsa gun show last weekend
I was looking at a sporterized 1903 Springfield a guy wanted me to fix. He'd tried to drill and tap it himself for a scope mount. The holes were off by a solid 3/16 of an inch, and he'd started to strip the threads. I told him it was a $200 job to weld, redrill, and retap it right. He just shrugged and said he'd find someone cheaper. Anyone else run into this kind of thing where the customer just doesn't get the cost of fixing a bad DIY job?
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harperp245mo ago
Ever think they're just too proud to admit they messed up?
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averymartin5mo ago
Watched a buddy try to save money on a similar repair, ended up costing him double to fix the new mess.
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nelson.wren5mo ago
That reminds me of my neighbor who tried to fix his own deck. He was so sure he could do it cheaper, but the wood was all wrong and he didn't seal it right. The whole thing rotted in a year. Had to pay a crew to tear it out and start over, which was way more than a pro would have cost the first time. Sometimes you just have to know when a job is too big.
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phoenixk642mo ago
My neighbor used pressure treated pine when he should've gone with cedar, and @averymartin is right about things snowballing. I mean, the wood choice alone was just the start of all the other problems that popped up. It's like you gotta think about what's really involved before you just dive in.
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