Allan Matthews > wrote in
:

> You can probably tighten up the rivet by a little bit of
> hammering. If you have to solder make sure the solder
> contains no lead.

no, it's cracked around the one rivet. i'm afraid hammering
would make it worse.
i have solder & flux for copper plumbing (bought recently) so
neither has lead, however, i'm wondering if there might not be
a bit of flex if the pot is lifted by the handles & will the
plumbing solder flex or pop?
lee