Thank you all for your replies. The idea of welding sounds promising and quite permenant. The use of epoxy was also suggested, but I have yet to discuss it further before I have any idea how permenant the repair would be. Even outside this forum, I got responses varying from 'take it to the dump' and 'sure it can be fixed, without destringing'. As far as I'm concerned, if a repair can be made economically, it's probably worth trying. Thanks again everyone! laurence Beach Vancouver BC Canada.
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