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Lucky they found all the pieces for you to put back together again. That turned out really good.

When I was in trade school as an apprentice one of the coolest things we did when learning to braze was braze up cast bevelled coupons in the vertical position. They were about 3/8" thick and 6" or 8" long if I recall. Once we were done they were put in the coupon bender, when the broke you had...

When repairing the gear box crack make sure to burn out all the oil from the crack before you start your repair. I usually give a good cleaning with a non chlorinated brake cleaner then heat the crack with a torch and burn out all the crap inside that you can't see. I'm sure it has been said on...

Finally a question I can actually answer :D . I welded and brazed quite a bit of cast iron and cast steel in my career. Everyone so far has given great advice. From my personal experience over the years I would suggest you braze it unless there is a reason it needs to be welded. The most common...

Is the level you bought adjustable? Tom Lipton has a really could video on calibrating a precision level if it has an adjustment screw.

I love the fact it has a microscope. I have one of those big magnifying glasses on a flexible arm with the built in light. It works ok but What you have would be more fun. out of curiosity would this be about the size of a sherline or taig lathe or would it be even smaller?

That is super cool! I have no idea what I would make with it but if I had the extra money I would buy it. I hope you find a good home for it.

Sadly it adds a lot time of expense especially travelling that far. But would be nice to get out of this deep freeze.

If that was in Saskatchewan I would be all over that. Mind you then it would be twice the price and I would still be forced to only dream about it.

When I was coming up through my apprenticeship I was taught that everyone makes mistakes no matter how good or experienced. The difference between an amateur or apprentice and a professional is a professional has the knowledge and experience to know how to fix the problem in the most appropriate...