should i solder a copper manifold?

[thedrunkdutchman]

I've been looking in to making myself a mash tun with a copper manifold. My question is should I solder it together or should I use friction to hold it together? It seems to me that if I can take it apart, I could clean and dry it better. But will friction be enough?

 

[Pie_Man]

Hello and welcome to HBT

My copper manifold fits fairly snug against the walls of my cooler tun, so I did not need to solder to keep it in place. I also wanted to take it apart for cleaning which is handy.

My manifold build: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/copper-manifold-10-gallon-rubbermaid-round-cooler-402029/