That is right, you will never be able to fix it to your satisfaction for less than $10 in materials, time, and aggravation.<br><br>The best way to seal la hole like this would be to fit a sleeve around the can and then circumferentially weld or braze (or JB-weld) the seam. Even then you may experience cracking in the joints. It may not flex the same as the substrate can, and might not hold the air pressure anyhow.
<br><br>Like you said, just get a new one!<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 4/30/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ken Thompson</b> <<a href="mailto:mrandmrst@comcast.net">mrandmrst@comcast.net</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hey Del,<br><br>I thought about that, but the material is so thin I'll warp the can trying<br>
to come up to temp for the brazing rod. I found out a replacement can is<br>only 10.00, not worth the effort to fix the old one.<br>---</blockquote></div><br>