Good job Bruce. Interesting to see how you got the dent out of the boiler. Much less effort than soldering out a boiler bottom and pushing the dent out from the inside. I have a similar method. I do this by taking a piece of plastic tubing that is the same diameter as the boiler, cutting it to the appropriate length and then dividing it lengthwise. Then I drill a hole the diameter of the receiving hole in the boiler at the appropriate point. The jig is slipped over the spot with the dent and the screw is tightened until the dent is pulled out. Sometimes, depends on the dent, then need to rework a little on your method.
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