I didn't even know about "pump saver" - most appreciated Mat. Will start using it!

Greetings Tom - looking forward to seeing you and your bride!

Greetings Robert. Glad you are getting something from all this metal work - there has been a lot of it on this tub for sure! I have not found an RL-31......would be a great addition here. Send me an email when you have a moment.

Agree that it would be really cool to have one for it. I have started poking around for one....they do show up so who knows ;-)

Thanks Tom. I don't know....that "guru" Eckard Tolle says we are supposed to get out of our own heads :-) I think I need to find a guru and start meditating. Should we do a five minute meditation in every episode of ShopTime?

Thanks for the kind comments Robert. I know a lot of people dread it - it really becomes fun once you gain enough skills to have confidence that you will complete the repair successfully. I am trying to create the time to edit a series of videos on the little steps....ie welding the patch, how to grind, how to planish, etc....to make this less overwhelming for folks.

Are you one of those rivet counters? :-) She needs a little love Tom :-)

We are about ready for a visit from the Long Island crew :-)

Appreciate it Mat! Definitely one of those hold your breath and just go moments. See you soon.

Appreciate the comment Adam. I totally understand and am thinking about how to organize/tag this information to make it more accessible. One of my projects for this year is to make a series of 5 minute How To videos that cover the essentials of these types of repairs. In the meantime, I am going to start doing a better job of descriptions and tags so the search engine will help you find what you are looking for.