Kaerlighedsbamsen
 commented 4 days ago
You realy are the master of jigs, great solution to straighten the thread. Even on a metal lathe that can be tricky to get perfect
Thanks, Ty.  I can't get by without jigs.   Most are one-offs because I'm in a hurry.   I need to improve my skills on making jigs that have some flexibility and longevity.


 Ron Stewart
 commented about 2 hours ago
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Nice save. Are you happy enough with it to use it for this project, or are you still going to install the new one when it arrives?
Thanks, Ron.  I'm definitely going to use the repaired one on this project.  I'll save the new one for a future project.

The replacement pipe is in the mail.  Here's what was annotated on my invoice:

"SEAN MUST MAKE - DO NOT SEND STOCK FROM VENDOR."

They must have discovered a bad batch.