I go along with that totally,,
quoting John McPherson in another topic "Welding done even halfway right is generally overkill for personal projects. Engineered structures are an entirely different matter."
Tell me that's not pvc air compressor line,, if so,, can you say "OUCH" *##@*!!&* xxxxxxx pipe now ,,cause it can most likely bust open under air pressure
Did a steel cable forge weld , flattened out then cut into for sections, welded up tight , gonna work on it tomorrow , just need some kind of etching solution
A little bentonite tid bit,, the John Wayne movie McLintock,, scene of the big brawl where everyone was being knocked down the hill into a watery pit... that was a bentonite quarry
" I'm not sure where to locate bentonite clay powdered ",, I use to get it from local well drilling supply to grout wells ,, it is also used in layering dam walls in ponds