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|    Jim Wilkins to Jim Wilkins    |
|    Re: Unplanned Upgrade - That Was Quick    |
|    09 Jul 25 06:36:42    |
      From: muratlanne@gmail.com              "David Billington" wrote in message news:104km5a$me7$1@dont-email.me...              On 09/07/2025 01:53, Jim Wilkins wrote:       > "Snag" wrote in message news:104kad6$11vv1$1@dont-email.me...       >       > Some day I may grind or etch out the       >> rusty steel and TIG the holes with nickel or Nickels.       >       > Would Invar 42 work ? I could spare a couple or 3 sticks .       > Snag       > ------------------------------       > It might but this is a waste of it. Expensive welding and brazing rods are       > among my most valuable flea market treasure finds.              Maybe you could use some cunifer brake tube a filler material, normally       available in small quantities and not too expensive IME.       -----------------------------------       Thanks, that is a good idea and I have some left over from replacing the       lines on the 1991 truck. It could be slit and flattened into strips to cover       holes.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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