World's Worst LOL Weld ...but it holds water and the photos are nice. For
BitterOldPunk and the MeChites who gave me advice and any DIYers who might get a little chuckle.
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Usually I can just touch the solder to the top of the hot pipe and the bead runs perfectly down the seam ("capillary action"!) A minute's work.
I have no idea why this one was so tough, other than it was in a cramped space above my head. The solder just kept vaporizing. I turned the flame way low and dabbed the solder till some huge messy globs finally stuck.