@HopelessDemigod @vk2tty @vk6flab I'm ignoring the dangers of lead, of course. But this is how it was done when I was a kid. A blowtorch, bars of lead, and the right acid flux. You can solder to steel. What???
I chuckle when I see hams going through all kinds of commotions to connect with stainless antenna parts. Just solder it, man. What?