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    Silver soldering.......a newbe to boilers

    I’ve done a number of projects where I use 45% and 56% silver braze/solder. And never have I been successful with butane or map. I know I’ve seen people do it on YouTube. But they must be better than I am because the only way I have been able to silver solder anything was with Oxy Acetylene...
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    Drugs and machining

    Yeah Adrian... It’s that Gabapentin aka Neurontin that makes me a walking zombie also. It’s a nasty state of mind. And bumping into the walls when on that stuff. That said.... for those crossed wire nuerological pain issues... those epilepsy drugs like Neurontin do work well. That said...
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    Scrooge style Milling machine

    Yep...Totally agree with others. I went the direction of building a mill. First acquisition was an Atlas 618 but then wanted a mill. Picked up a scrap 4 cylinder Ford and mounted a spindle with pulleys and motor. Its the monstrosity which really snagged me into the hobby. Moved up to a Burke...
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    New Craftsman Lathe

    You got a great score. I really like my 618 lathe. It's not a hefty South Bend, but it does great on Delrin and Brass. Does OK on mild steel with light cuts. Once leveled and tuned in, it's an accurate and nice little lathe in my opinion.
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    Shop lights

    https://www.hyperikon.com/products/led-shop-lights/ Amazon has them for 59.00 each. I couldn’t be happier with these shop lights.
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