thanks to all for steering me in the right direction !
growing up around depression era relatives, i developed a "saving" attitude, then developing a machinist trade and skills, i look at everything as saveable, and go off on a tangent.
probably explains why i have so many projects, and my toys are not running.
i need one of you guys to stop over and whack me upside my head [with that $200.00 hammer, of course ! ] to quit looking at saving everything !