Harry: The eyeball is from a promise to Paul B.
The taper pin repair is mainly a result of an old suggestion on this forum that seemed like a good idea so I tried it and (Mike) I'm not disappointed.
There's a lot of good suggestions here to be tried! Case in point, I've got 2 replaceable element gas filters to be installed (someday). I think they were Dennis's suggestion.
Keep the reamer, Don. I'm close to getting a couple used ones - both a #7 and a #8. If 7 is good, 8 should be better, shouldn't it?
Slow, chilly day, here. I'm a bit bummed. The guy that bought the 149 from me about a month ago-my age and a Vietnam Vet-died a couple days ago from a massive heart attack. He'd been captured, tied to a tree, sticks stuck in his ears and left for dead. He survived, but lost his hearing. He'd just recently got hearing aids that enabled him to carry on a conversation and we were on the verge of becoming mutual interest friends. I'd left this website's address on the inside of the ammo/tool box and he was going to check it out. He was running his backhoe "Buttercup" when he died, so was doing something he loved to do, at least. Talked to his wife and she said he had everything ready for winter (they'd recently moved here from NJ), so she's OK for now in that respect. Bad news, bad news, bad news. Allen's videos are a nice relief - especially the horse pooping on the girl's head!