I'm kind of scared to put a torch on it as it will probably ruin whatever finish is on it. I was thinkin of drilling into the side of it and putting a flush mount self tapping screw into it. Then I could color the end of the screw with a black marker. They break in the metal is invisible if you push the two peices together hard enough so maybe a screw would hold the two pieces together. If it fits flush, it won't interfere with my dasbhoard.