Ivan Vegvary wrote:

I own about 80 tomato baskets. These are the conical wire supports that
hold up the plants as they hopefully grow. Every year about a dozen baskets
experience failure by having one of their welds break. I segragate them and
eventually they meet with my OA welding torch and get a new lease on life.
SWMBO says I should simply buy new baskets. Most of them are at least 20
years old, back when you could buy them for $ 0.50 each. I refuse to pay
$1.79 and up for new ones. Cheap? I would rather spend the money on
welding gas.

Ivan Vegvary

Nothing at all "el-cheapo" about maintaining the items you already own
and not joining the wasteful disposable mindset. Your welds are also
unlikely to ever break again.