Hole near rear drop out

[Peterc123]

Hi all, is this hole near the rear dropout something to be concerned about? The frame is new to me. Can it be filled or repaired by brazing?

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Looks like the chain has rubbed through the seat stay. I would take it to a frame builder for repair personally.

 

[Midlife]

Looks like it has yellow paint in the hole..... Like it was there when it was painted.?

 

[mk one]

Does look like it has been rubbing there, though steel frames do sometimes have holes at the end of the stays for the welding gases to escape, maybe originally one but made bigger by wear?

 

[Midlife]

Vent holes are usually a few inches from the dropout, maybe just fill with something in case of corrosion starting and paint over

 

[fettler]

It's got yellow paint inside the hole so it was there when it last got painted. Do you think the paint is original? If there's still a reasonable wall thickness around it then it wouldn't bother me but it's a cheap repair to get done.

 

[Nabeaquam]

Fill it, and the gouges with JB Weld steel reinforced epoxy.

 

[Sir Neil d'Menture]

Suspect that's just poor frame building at construction stage.
Frame appears to have been treated less than sympathetically with no detrimental effects.
Either fill it or not. Respray and forget about it.