Doug Miller wrote:

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Doug Miller wrote:

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Alternatively, you could do like the old-timers and solder

Not on aluminum, you can't.

True, but the old-timers didn't have aluminum...and while I've used it
some, most of what I've done has been repair of existing old
galvanized so I don't think Al much...

Well, the OP specifically said that's what he had. So a suggestion to solder
isn't much use to him.

Whatever...I suspect he's long gone...