On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:29:16 -0500, Jon Elson
wrote:

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.
Gee, that doesn't sound all that difficult, if you have a decent
TIG machine. I'm still struggling with aluminum, but I feel I
have steel and stainless down quite well. I haven't had much
trouble at all burning holes in SS.

Jon

I'm sure I could TIG it too. But since the downside of an "eau chitte"
is two weeks of downtime during a drought, I wouldn't try it without
first succeeding on a practice piece. I'd silver-solder it. Staybrite
is strong enough for refrigeration work and very easy to use.