Soldering pot metal petcock

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6 years ago

Sun, May 21, 2017 2:32 PM

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Petcock is probably zinc.

I was thinking, copper/brass tubing for reinforcement, with the threaded piece slipped over it.

Any gotcha's I'm about to run into?

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6 years ago

Sun, May 21, 2017 3:48 PM

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6 years ago

Mon, May 22, 2017 2:41 AM

Probably not safe. The threaded part, that fractured, actually DOES have to get tightened with a wrench at some point. Get a good, natural-gas-type valve, like a lab would use on Bunsen burners, if you want an upgrade.

That valve looks like a motorcycle fuel switch; search on Amazon for this part:

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