Well Early this morning I went to the Steel shop to get a Schedule 40 Pipe. I needed 4" but it was cheaper to buy a foot of it in the bargain bin.. You pay buy the pound for some steel..
I had to goto the Storage shed to get the welder and other gear but I could not find the Reciprocating saw or Grinder.. So I found a Hacksaw and becn grinder which did the trick nicely. Alto it took me near an Hour to hack through the pipe..
I cleaned the guts out of the stem on the seat where the hydraulic function was and took out the plastic on the inside so when I welded it I got a good bead. I had to scrape off some of the paint from the previous fix on the plate..
I then hooked up the Mig Welder to the Generator and grinded down the round stem where the previous bead was and the schedule 40 fir like a glove.. I then welded the iner piece to the schedule 40 piece and it was althe way to the bottom so it was just a holding bead not so much a structural weld..
I then welded the Schedule 40 to the Flat plate and did 2 passes.. I cranked it up for all it was worth and I did get some decent penetration this time.. Other then the piece on the inside failing I don't see this breaking this time as this is how I should have fixed it in the first place..
I then let it cool off and Primed and painted it, then let it finish fumigating outside and let the paint dry.. I went and had dinner and did a few things then brought the piece downstairs and hooked it back up to the chair and it seems like a good fix.. I don't feel crooked and I also adjusted the legs spacing to my liking as to not get in the way of my feet I offset it a bit ..
here are some pics and I am glad I am done this. it was rather hot today and Im finished for now going to go play some games or something I guess and I am sitting in the chair as I typed this up..
On a Side not I managed to get my Overclock back to 4.5ghz on my I5 3570K @1.31v.. runs pretty hot but it is designed too so should not be a problem.. I am seriously considering a Water loop for the CPU Only..