pinhole in cornie.

[YamahaXS]

anyone have experience or ideas about how to patch a pin-sized hole in a cornie?

its on the side, near the top seam. My first though is to JBWeld or other epoxy over it.

[Fast_Eddy]

From my experience trying to patch radiators(with stuff like JBWeld - I own an '89 Bronco) I say,"good luck" but then....... a bolt from the blue....

If you can pinpoint the leak why not drill it out to screw size and then thread in a bolt with a rubber washer? Dunno if it'll work but it seems reasonable to try if the epoxy route doesn't work. I could be hallucinating on this one too since I just finished cutting the lawn(heat index gotta be 105F) while drinking 3 pints of my 7% Abv IPA.

I guess the advantage to trying to patch a corny is that you can easily get your hands on the inside too...so if the JBWeld were applied on the inside(the pressure side) it might work better.

[toneyc]

On the other hand, they're cheap enough nowadays to be considered disposable. Is it worth all the time and effort to patch the corny over buying a good one? A ruined batch of beer will almost pay for a reconditioned corny.

:)
Toney.

[S.F.B.]

J.B. Weld may be the way to go.

Orrrrrrr.....

Make friends with a welder or the like and pay him off with some...

...BEER!

This has been the way I have gotten the bulk of my kegging and brewing equipment. It seems to work pretty well. The folks I deal with don't mind at all doing me favors. Networking is definitely a good way to get things done. If it is not worth fixing, for whatever
reason, it isn't that expensive to replace.

[wortchillergoal]

Originally posted by Fast_Eddy
[B]

If you can pinpoint the leak why not drill it out to screw size and then thread in a bolt with a rubber washer?

My father and I fixed a couple of gas tanks with this method. You can get stainless hardware and food grade washers if you want to. Time and money spent it might be cheaper to buy a new one like someone esle posted.