How to Move a Hole

I wanted to re-use the bracket from the old rear fuel tank outrigger that connects to the underside of the rear tub. But the holes in the bracket were not very even, so I needed to move one of them..

I read recently how you can use something like copper as a backing plate to fill a hole in mild steel, since it does not take the arc, and so I thought I'd try it.

The old bracket on the new outrigger.. holes not my own!

Copper pipe hammered flat

Clean hole to fill and clamp copper beneath

The copper refuses the arc, lift away when done..

..and tidy up