"badgolferman" wrote in message
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My house has copper gutters. They are green of course but they are
obviously old and quite solid compared to aluminum gutters. The
vertical section that brings water down to the ground has a hole in it
that lets water escape.

How would you repair this hole?

If your wife would object to duct tape or an epoxy patch, get a piece of
sheet copper large enough to cover the damaged area, smooth out the area
around the hole, form the copper sheet to the pipe and sweat it on to cover
the hole.