Thermocouple Reincarnation

Spent a rather invigorating day rummaging through dusty boxes of shattered thermocouple parts, slicing,fixing and recombining elements, ending up gratifyingly with five restored and functioning thermocouples [only 4 in picture- 5th was a K type,being tested in small bisc kiln firing]. Note use of thin copper sheet to stuff/jam porcelain tubes into housings. Two are for Tel Hai,saving the department over 1000 shekels...