Attempting my first sil brazing repair Optimus 111 silent burner

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  1. Tony Press

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    Congratulations!

    I’ve been following this saga with great interest.

    Having done a fair few burner repairs, I took great interest in your progress to confidence.

    That’s a good repair.

    Now you can progress to fixing wedding rings…

    Cheers

    Tony
     
  2. Remus1956

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    @Tony Press thanks a bunch. That means a lot to me. The wife actually has a few rings she would like to make smaller that were inexpensive (like simple silver rings from the Renaissance Faire) and wants to try to fix them
     
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    @Remus1956 very well done, looks good from this side of the pond!
    Congratulations on a job well-done :thumbup:
     
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    @ajvuik thanks a bunch man...now i am looking for more things to try!
     
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    Dude...silbrazing is great! This was a reproduction wrench that has a terrible bit... Fixed that!

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    I am impressed by your enthusiasm.
    It is because of this attitude that you will take on challenges and succeed.:thumbup:
     
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    @Knee thank you my friend... appreciate the comment!
     
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    Niiiiiiiiice.
    Did you use the 56% or the 30%?
    I'm not competent enough to know which would be better, I just grab whatever I have...
     
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