On Aug 6, 11:51 am, "Karl Townsend"
wrote:
I'm still spending my life tending to a traveling irrigator... Man, a real
rain sure would be nice.

I have a double collar and overcenter clamp to provide a quick connect on
the four inch hose to my traveler. Its been disconnected and reattached so
many times that there now is a pinhole right where the clamp pulls up tight
on the collar.

The correct fix would be a real skilled TIG (not me) welder. But, more than
likely, a hole would get burned in the pipe and then I'd be SOL for one-two
weeks getting this custom part made.

Anyway, I want to try some sort of goo to seal it up. Its basically a pin
hole in the side of a stainless steel pipe (just a real bad spot). What
would you try? Needs to hold 120 psi.

Karl

Hi, Karl.
Do your irrigation problems come in groups of three?

If I understand you correctly, the hole is a result of the clamp
sliding on the side of the ss pipe. So, there is not really anything
you can put in or on the hole that will not be quickly worn away,
also. Can you use a narrow length of ss shim stock on the pipe, under
the clamp to temporarly close the hole? Perhaps some JB Weld spread
under the shim stock. I have not used it on ss, but where I have used
it, it takes 12-24 hours to get to full strength.

Paul