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Sent you about a foot or so of 1/8" Stay Bright 8......more than enough flux to do a few bugles.......a Scotchbrite abrasive pad......and a flux brush. You should get it about the middle of next week. Some Rumball soaked Fool said you should consider heating it just enough to melt the existing solder and let it re-bond. I think that's the best idea. Clean it with the Scotchbrite, trying to focus on the joint to be soldered as specifically as possible, so as not to mar the finish any more than necessary....apply a light film of flux, and heat it just enough to melt the existing solder for a second, then remove the heat and see what ya got. If that didn't do it, you may need to add some solder, but if you can do it without adding solder, you won't risk changing the original look of that beautiful instrument. Make sure to thoroughly clean all flux off after you're finished; preferably while it's still warm. Any flux left on will quickly oxidize the brass. Best of luck, and let us know how it turns out.

Soldering, and especially soldering neatly is a skill that many experienced plumbers don't have. The trick is managing the heat. 99 44/100 % of people tend to overheat. If you'd like I can send you some Stay Bright 8 and a bit of flux. (It won't take much of either) I really don't think you'll be able to do it with an electric gun. I'd use a propane torch with very low heat, or perhaps even one of those butane torches will do. Clean it, apply a smidge of flux, and bring the heat up slowly until it begins to melt, and keep the heat moving. Remember, the solder will flow towards the heat. Stay bright 8 is a little easier to use than the standard Stay bright as it has a wider range between solid / molten, giving you a little more leeway / time to make a neat joint. I'll say it again.....resist the urge to overheat. When it goes molten, remove the heat, and reapply when it starts to solidify. With some practice you can keep the temp just right to where you can make a beautiful joint. If you're having trouble getting adhesion, apply another smidgen of flux while it's molten, and the solder will take immediately. Lemme know if you want me to send you enough solder / flux to do the job.

Happy birthday Evan !!! And many happy returns. Hope to see ya at next years WNY rally.

Which end is the front?

I seem to remember reading where the snipers prefer the heavier calibers. I've never heard of one using a 5.56. I happen to have an AR15 and a M1A, which is the civilian version of the M14.. Chinese receiver, everything else USGI, built by Springfield Armory. I must say that I much prefer to shoot the M14 copy. More comfortable, and when you're shooting it, you KNOW you've a serious weapon there. I can shoot that 14 with peep sites nearly as well as my .308 hunting rifle with a scope. The 14 is a very impressive weapon.

I always thought BMG stood for Browning Machine Gun. Like the BAR stood for Browning Automatic Rifle.

Not sure what you'd do with it, but it's kinda cool. https://columbus.craigslist.org/mcy/d/super-rare-1989-pulse-auto/6327356733.html?lang=en&cc=gb

I'm diggin' it.

Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery sent. Remember to take care of yourself as well as Sharon.

Not too picky when it comes to chicken,...but I do like Chic fil a .....I can't understand what y'all don't like about it, especially since the service and attitude of the employees is over the top. Having said that....as far as the QS&L Atomic wings go, you can save a few bucks and take it a bit easier on yourself if you just squirt some lighter fluid on your tongue and light it, and let it burn for 10 minutes or so. I can eat some fairly hot wings without too much issue, but I tried those once, and they're inedible. You may want to do it as a challenge, but there's no way to enjoy it. Just sayin

He has a Physical Therapist coming in twice a week now. (New info). We met with him today, and he says Dad's surprisingly strong for someone his age, and believes some regular exercise will do him a world of good. Lisa and I talked (aggressively) about it and after cooling down on both sides, we've decided to arrange some level of home care. I think that'll take a lot of stress off of us, but does nothing to resolve the falling issue. We generally check on him a couple of times a night, and that'll have to continue, but are hoping that with some therapy the threat will be eased somewhat. We'll hang in there as best we can until we can't do it anymore.

Dad's soon to be 95. He's been living on his own up until late last Spring, up in Youngstown, about 3 hrs North of me. I used to go up every other weekend to make sure he had groceries, to fill his pill dispenser clean up the apartment and so on. It got to the point where he started falling, and we decided to move him down to Central OH. with us. I have a small deck off the side of the house that led to a hot tub, so I removed the hot tub and set up a 36' travel trailer so he could step out of the trailer, across the deck and into the house. He has independance, we have privacy, but we're right there. I removed the blackwater tank and tied the sewage to the house septic, and supplied water from the house as well. It's actually pretty comfortable. The problem is that he's still falling, and now after two ambulance rides, and two hospital stays, there doesn't seem to be much we can do about it. He says he just blacks out. He is getting to the point that he needs constant care, and with Lisa and I both working full time, and also taking care of my Autistic brother in an apartment I built onto the garage.....I believe it's beyond us to continue like this. We have no life and are barely able to handle Dads needs, and I'm worried that the late starts that've been necessary to start Dads day are going to get me in trouble at work. I'm getting resigned to the idea that Dad needs to go into a home, but he doesn't want it, .....and I don't blame him.....Lisa is staunchly against it....and I don't blame her......but I don't know what else to do. He's very old, but he's in good health physically....but he's getting to the point that he can't comprehend simple tasks. If he keeps falling he's going to get really hurt. Right now, we're just kinda waiting for the next event........ Gotta figure this out.

Older brother retired and moved down to Big Pine Key a couple of years ago. Got outt'a Dodge the Wednesday before it hit. Had some trouble finding gas, but eventually made it up to Ohio. Irma came ashore a couple miles South of him, so they took the brunt of it. He's fortunate that he has a small house (originally bought for his daughter before he left but daughter took out a loan and bought the big house) He was (financially) advised not to sell for a year or two. Now it looks like he'll be living in the small house for a while. He found a pic that gives a glimpse of his house, which is still standing, but he says there's a bunch of shingles missing, and he can't see the lower level to tell if the garage doors are still there. He's waiting until they let people back in so he can get more info. He and the family are safe....house is still there....he's insured.....Life is good.....

I only had the bike out once this year and I'll probably end up putting in the gas stabilizer and riding a few miles to get it circulated, then putting it away until next year. Wife and I have a lot on our plate...both work full time....take care of my brother ( mildly autistic) and now have moved my 94, soon to be 95 year old father in with us. Having said that I have NO plans to sell, but rather look forward to getting back on board as soon as I've a little time to do so. Just having the old gal in the shed gives me hope that Ill be able to get out again. I say, unless you really need the $$$, hang onto the bike.

Wow Sorry to hear that.....I guess it musta' been your turn. Hope ya heal quick. Lookin' forward to seein' ya at next years MD and WNY Rally. Take care of yourself.

Glad to hear things went well. I've been thinkin' about y'all since Thursday. REALLY would have liked to be there, but life's responsibilities got in the way. Already looking forward to being there next year.

Got registered to FB 8 or 10 years ago. Got mildly into it for about 2 months before I axed myself why..... I'm still listed, and will check it out when I get a notification that a close friend has posted a picture, but that's about it. Haven't posted in years and don't intend to. I don't get the obsession.

I have one of the Milwaukee heated jackets and must say they work quite well. I never did the math on how much heat they put out, but will say that even when it's pretty cold out, the "Hi" setting is usually too warm unless I'm wearing a heavy sweater underneath. The sweater puts a layer of insulation between me and the jacket. It comes in handy as I've a bit over 2 mile walk. through the woods. to my stand, and the jacket allows me to dress light so I don't sweat on the way in, then turn on the heat when I've been sitting a while and start to get cold. I think 6 hrs is a stretch on the time it'll heat on a battery pack though. I keep 2 or 3 extra packs for a day in the deer stand and usually end up changing to the second pack halfway through the day. Haven't needed to put a 3rd in. All in all, ...for the money, I'd give them a high rating. Hope this helps.

Got back from Camp. Had a great weekend, had some great rides, did a little too much drinkin' last nite. (Opened up a jar of real shine and passed it around until it was gone) Anyhoo. When I left last Thursday, I was resigned to listening to music from my GPS or phone. I did that for the first hour and a half or so, then figured I'd try the stereo again for the heck of it, and IT WORKED. I figured it'd work for a short bit then start acting up, but it worked consistently whenever I wanted it throughout the weekend. As it stands, it appears to have fixed itself, which tells me that whatever the problem was, it'll show up again. The last thing I did was to replace the handlebar control unit and check wire / plug connections, afterwhich it still had the same problem cutting out. That's how it stood until I tried it again after some time on the road. I will say I didn't try to hook the GPS into the aux jack, so I don't know the status of that. Go figure. 350 mile ride to get home today, barely dodging the bad weather. I got home, put the bike in the shed, and it was raining before I got in the house. When I get a minute, I'll try the GPS through the aux jack again.

Ear infections can be REALLY painful. I drove home from Florida with one....thought I was going to die. Hope they get ya straightened out quick !!! Thoughts and prayers are with ya.

How the heck could you have the same knife for 30 years...??? I'm lucky if I can hang onto one for 30 days....

Nope, I never noticed the plug, and hence did not check it. Still don't understand how it can work well with the engine off, then, once running, the stereo cuts out and the GPS sounds like crap when hooked to the aux input. I'm thinking maybe this IS some sort of grounding or wiring problem. I seem to remember that the handlebar controller would get warm when I would try to play the stereo, and that didn't seem right. Like I said, I'll tear back into it in a couple of weeks. Thanks all

I'm not sure which wires I should be checking....Do you mean to check for poor connections / shorts / cuts...? Could any wiring to the antenna affect any other components besides radio ? If wiring was the problem, why does it work well when the motor isn't running, then crap out when I start the motor? Wiring and connections look great in the fairing, and I believe last year I checked wiring under the gas tank, and don't know where else I should be looking. Questions...Questions....Questions....

Thanks for the input. Some good info there. Since I have it back together, and will be leaving with it Thursday night, I don't think I'll have time to revisit this issue right now. In a couple of weeks, when things slow down a bit for me, I'll jump back in. As far as cutting in / out. It seems to be only the audio. I don't lose any display on the handlebar controller. It happens with all inputs.... Radio, cd, cassette, and aux. Never stays off, but sound goes off on off on off at no consistent time interval and really doesn't seem any worse when going over bumps. When parked, with engine off, the stereo works and sounds great. I have a short cable that I connect from the GPS audio out (headphone jack) ....(Garmin Zumo fancy schmancy GPS)....Wife paid big $$$ for it as a Christmas gift two years ago. Anyhoo, I connect the GPS to the aux jack next to the cassette. Sounds great when parked with motor off, but fire that beast up and it all goes to hell. The odd thing is that I can listen to the GPS through earbuds and it sounds fine with the motor running or not. I thought I had it pinned down last year when I noticed that it seemed to be coming from the volume control of the handlebar controller. I could get a crackle when changing volume, and it SEEMED like fiddling with the volume knob could get it to stop for a while. I figured I had a dirty / bad rheostat in the volume control. That's why I opted to replace it, with no difference in operation. So after replacing the ? head unit and handlebar controller with USED parts, I've no difference. I'd think that if the used parts I'd installed were bad, I'd at least notice some change in the symptoms of the failure. No change. As I said, when I get a chance I'll split the fairing AGAIN and check continuity / resistance to ground as suggested. I can do the aluminum foil thing to create a shield, but have to wonder why everyone else isn't having this problem without the need for the shielding...... So for now, it's back to the earbuds and Ipod for this trip I'll be taking up to the Camp with friends. To be continued.........

The stereo on my 06 Royal Star never did work very well.....The problems I've had with it over the years have pretty much caused me to pretend it's not there, and wear earphones when I ride, and listen to music from my phone, Ipod or GPS. The biggest issue is that it cuts in / out every few seconds to the point where it's pointless to have it on. The second issue is that I can't play my GPS through it as the engine noise through the stereo is as loud as the music. I checked all connections, would've cleaned if I'd found any corrosion, applied a dab of dielectric grease and reassembled....made no difference. I replaced the stereo unit with a used one from e-bay....made no difference... Just yesterday I replaced the handlebar mounted control unit....(Boy was that a PITA to route the cable)....made no difference. As far as the engine noise goes, I put a quality "choke" in the power wire to the GPS.....no difference. I get the feeling like it has to be a loose connection, because it's definitely worse when moving, but I can't figure out where that connection may be. Any ideas? I'd sure like to be able to use the stereo as intended, but am at my wits' end and am tired of splitting this fairing trying to track this down. Anyone have any ideas?