Looks like a relatively easy fix there,, Just go to homedepot or lowes and pick up a piece of sheetmetal 18ga. and before you cut out the bad pece lay the new one in ad form it to fit. secure it in place with screws or clamp it and cut through both pieces at once. AS far as welding equipment,, well, depending on your budget you can pick up a lincoln mig in homedepot or lowes, make sure its a gas assisted model,, then off to roberts oxygen or meisser (I think thats how you spell it) or airgas supply,, all 3 of them are around you in DE, MD, SEPA. for a bottle of argon/CO2, a auto darkening helmet, a roll of 24 ga wire some extra tips and nozzels, a regulator or flow meter if the machine you buy doesnt have one with it,, gotta have clamps and vise grips,, unfortunately the list gets longer,,,,,,,OR if thata the only patch you need to make,,, take it somewhere and have someone else do it for you.
