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I did it, lets hope ay least. Been afraid of loosing the soldered thread nut inside the boiler
so I came up with a way to hold it in place from out here. The hole is the farthest one back
so a coat hanger came into play. Made a half of a hoop on the end, a little larger then the hole.


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Then fed it through the site glass opening and moved it into position.


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The hook was around the hole holding it up with the help of a weight hanging off the
other end of the hanger. A tape measure. This frees up both hands applies force upwards.
Then I could solder.





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The nut stayed in place and I'm happy that I didn't have to open this can of worms.
Thanks to everyone who talked me in to trying and a special thanks to my coat hanger
that now has a special place hanging in the "Cave of Woe".

Aren't you smart - and the answer is yes! Well done!

Glad to hear you got it fixed and it looks like after some minor cleanup the bluing should still look as good as before

That fitting was loose and in shipping, the dome jiggled a bit and some brass is showing
where the dome edge was. Some of the lacquer out side the came off while cleaning, looks
different, will try something out later. I'm glad it worked out too Nick, thanks.

That was a clever fixed and saved you from doing a much bigger repair job!

Well done Tommy 😄👍

Clever...
Well done Tommy