" fired this volley in
:

Getting a good solid weld on a very short space is hard, but in this
case a crappy ugly weld is good enough.

But, Don, in keeping with the "haven't you just gone out to the shop to
make a somethin'" philosophy, WHY would you do a crappy job just to "get
by".

If you're already spending more of your labor than the part is worth,
make it nice.

That was why I recommended brazing. It's strong, it's easy, and it's
_pretty_. Slap a shot of rattle-can on it, and it would look like it was
forged from a single piece.

Lloyd