Go-kart seat panel patch

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The seat backrest support is alittle high. It works but needs more metal at the bottom so the seat ( It slips over the seat frame) dosent stick out of the back.I had some (old) i think 20 or 22 guage sheet metal layin around. It possibly may of came from an old metal toolbox bottom. But any way....Side edges are hammered over to make it more stronger and less flexable. i had no brake just used the sharp edge of the table to make the bends and then hammmered the rest down. Lincoln wed pak. Turned down low. Had .035 Nr211mp in it so i used it.Hammered the curve out by hand.Heres what it looks like open (Also notice the custom alu. clutch guard)Then the patch is held in placeAll cleaned and grinded up Last edited by welderShane; 11-25-2008 at 02:00 PM.
Reply:Tacked into placeMore tacks. Tacks were spreaded out evenly to pervent warpagePretty much done!Once finished i hit it with the die grinder and cleaned it up. Welds are not ground all the way flatTotal time about an hour an a half. Painted black once i was done.
Reply:I don't work with sheet metal as thin as this, so it's all new to me.The edge bending thing is pretty smart.  I'll bet it helps to prevent blow thru too.I seem to recall lookin' at a welder once that had some mode for stitch welding, or something like that.  The guy said it was good for body work.  I forget just what the mode was.  Apparently it would sort of automatically skip as you did a bead.  I can't remember."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/