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Originally posted by cork But the next guy to get it was a little clumbsy..broke the exhast tip and socket off of it.
It took me a while to get what "exaust tip" meant. Now I get it. Duh!!
Anyway along with some others I like the idea of doing a reversable repair. You never know someone may have one of those still sitting around. I know where an old country repair shop is at that is two stories full of 40s through 80s sets and equipment. The original repairman is dead and the stuff was left to his son. I have his phone # but I have not tried to go up and go through the stuff. Really I dont want to go look at all the wonderful things that I dont have the space to bring home. I need to at least check it out in case of real treasure like your color set or a nice double d table model black and white which I cant find around here. TV didnt catch on around here till around 1952. After the roundie.......