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Originally Posted by Nathan
Unfortunately it is a "butt-to-butt" connection, I think. What I'm trying to do will look like this....
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That looks like it should work fine... thank you for posting the photo, as it makes it much easier to understand.
Heat is an issue and there is some good advice given here. I like to use a little butane torch for heating stuff like this. You can get fancy ones at cooking shops for doing creme brule, but you can also get cheap (sub ten bucks) ones at discount hardware and surplus stores. Princess Auto comes to mind, but they haven't expanded to the States yet, so I can't recommend a local shop to you.
The high wattage soldering gun should work, too as will the propane and even heating it up in the oven (or bbq) and then using the soldering iron, I suspect. You just need some more heat! (And that whole "clean surface" thing... thats kind of key, too.)
Jason
P.S. If you do decide to heat it up in the microwave, please make sure you take the time to take photos and post them here.
