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Phlogiston
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07-17-2014, 07:06 PM
Thanks. It is in the museum now.
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07-17-2014, 10:22 PM
Didn't think you had much more room in the museum!!
Outstanding restoration!
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07-18-2014, 12:33 AM
There is always one more spot, well, no there isn't, but I squeezed that one in. It was a donation. I have to keep it.
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07-18-2014, 09:33 AM
That's a beautiful restoration Russ, the shading looks perfect. Mark me down as another who would love to see a video of the making of your resistors.
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