[quote user="nmartin771"] HAPPY BIRTHDAAY my friend 31 or 32 ? [/quote] Dog years?

4.) Final shot... End view showing the bush, the crack, my external brass ring, and the traps. Total time was maybe 5 minutes. Is that long enough to warrant a ? ...I think so! As soon as the holiday post lines die down, I will have this off to Jacques, as well as some pre-cut rings so he can repair and spare his own as a backup... after all, this is

3.) Now for what I sourced at the hobby store... K&S Engineering brass tube (11/32 x .014) Stock #1152. Two pieces chopped at about 5 degrees. If this had not been cracked, this would not have fit! Because of the material expansion, this size ended up being a perfect press fit... so much so that I all I had to do was tap it home with a jeweler's

2.) With a No.2 pencil in the background for scale (not very good, as this was a pretty close focus -the part is smaller than it seems in the pic)... I used a jeweler's drill to create two crack propagation traps.

[quote user="Dillen"] Me too. It's always interesting when a solution to a general and stubborn problem is found. Martin [/quote] Oh dear! My hammer and chisel repairs don't quite compare to your laser and scalpel repairs! Be prepared to be bored! 1.) I have pinpointed the termini of both cracks w/ some red paint. The cracks are entirely

HAPPY BDAY POUNCH!

The simplest of answers (question) would be: Is the rest of your internal network capable of handling the 1000mbps? (e.g.) If the card is connected to a 100mpbs switch... it will be a 100mbps connection. Can you provide more details on your network? I assume you are running at least CAT5e which itself is only rated to ~350-500mbps? 6e can be rated at

[quote user="burantek"]I am going to attempt a repair.[/quote] Hey! Good news on this front. After unsuccessfully rummaging thru my spares boxes... I sourced what I needed at the local hobby store. As time permits, I will post what I believe will be a valid repair. Fingers crossed!

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Congrats hollis!