Time for a Brew Kettle Modification?

SS Brewtech Trub Dam

While reading a brewing magazine recently, I saw SS Brewtech's Trub Dam. I currently have a copper tube, perforated with holes and covered with stainless steel braid; it is prone to clogging with

My current kettle screen

trub and protein break... at the very least, it slows WAAAAAY
down towards the end of the draining process.

1" copper pipe, flattened/notched 3/4" copper coupling, 90° elbow

I sketched up a similar trub dam which used copper fittings. Some cutting, simple soldering - it was possible. I decided it was at least worth a try.

Materials:
1/2" x 1/2" threaded adapter
1/2" copper pipe (1")
1/2" copper 90° elbow
3/4" copper coupling
1/2" copper tube strap

• I soldered the copper pipe section into the threaded adapter. This gets screwed directly to the threaded valve on the kettle. 
• I had hoped to find some copper flashing for the main portion of the dam/diverter, but I could not source any locally. I got creative and cut the 3/4" copper coupling lengthwise, then bent it open and flattened it out; I notched it about 1/2" and bent that up for a soldering surface to connect to the 90° elbow.
• I worked the 1/2" copper tube strap into a "C" shape to match the width of the flattened coupling. I filled the screw holes with solder, then soldered that 90° to the flattened coupling as the diverter on the dam. I trimmed the base to fit

1/2" copper tube strap, soldered base/90° elbow

base - showing uptake gap

1/2" copper tube strap, solder-filled

diverter/dam complete

I'm hoping that I can get the wort going in a "whirlpool" as I chill it, and use this new diverter/dam fitting to keep the trub and hop mass out of my wort as I drain it into the carboy...