Leaking Hookah

[Virgil]

I got my new hookah and everything is good except for a leak at one of the hose ports. It seems that the heart and the rest of the stem is made out of 2 different pieces of metal... Maybe some of you are familiar with such construction. This hookah is obviously handmade, although it looks very nice. However where the 2 pieces of metal meet at one of the hose ports they did not weld them together, so when ever I cover the bowl to test for suction I have a pretty big leak there.
So I used some hotglue to patch it up. You can't even hardly tell its there when the hose is attached. No matter how hard I try there is still a very small leak. I think it's almost negligible, I can still feel a lot of suction on my hand and I only see a bubble every now and then. What do you guys think, is it worth worrying about or should I try to get another stem.

I'd post pics if I was'nt lazy and my camera battery was'nt dead... maybe later. Edited March 17, 2008 by Virgil

[Canon]

your fine, hot glue never really gets the leak out, learned that the hard way with my homemade hookah. just chill and enjoy your smoke

[Scoop]

solder it

[Virgil]

solder it

Tried solder already

Solder is very inflexible (in the way that it is cohesive to other metals) and just does'nt get the job done since it's circular.

I may just have to tack it with an arc welder if I can borrow one