It is indeed a real shame that nutters like John "Guy Fawkes" Bunt, seem to get such a kick out of ruining things for others on usenet. Hopefully this is going to come to a stop pretty soon, as I understand he is currently under investigation by the police, and may well be back inside quite soon!. As to repair of your part, as I told you brazing would be fine, but I would certainly discount glue and MMA welding, as neither are as good a brazing for this particular job.
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