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| Set up the stop on the bandsaw and started cutting the rings. |
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| With a new blade, it wasn't too bad. Ended up cutting 89 in total. |
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| I tig welded them on what would become the back side. |
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| 45 rings for the back piece. |
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| Framed it with some more 3/4" square tubing. |
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| Trimmed the ends. |
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| In place. You can also see the plywood seat bottom. |
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| Across the top, I used a mixed of wire "rope" and some 1/2" square tubing turned to a 45. |
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| I liked the rings so much I decided to use them to make arm rests. It took 22 rings for each arm rest on top of the 45 it took for the seat back. |
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| I wrapped the rings with 1/2" x 1/8" flat stock. |
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| I wanted to bend the end of it over for comfort. So I set up a quick fixture |
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| I applied a little heat and they didn't distort too badly. |
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| Quick check. |
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| I needed some supports so I broke out the metal twister. |
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| I left the pieces a little long. |
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| And spread them out. |
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| I made this up as I went and I thought it turned out pretty good. Then I repeated the other side (not shown) |
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| Last thing to do is fill in the rest of the seat back. I rolled it in one piece so the arch would be the same. I guessed at what would be comfortable. More 3/4" 0.060 tubing. |
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| Then I cut them up and spaced them equally. |
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| I wanted to use the metal twister one last time. So I used some 1/2" bar stock and twisted it. |
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| It took some force but I got it. And it was pretty warm when I was done. |
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| I only did two because I wanted to keep the weight down. In the end, it only weighed 55lbs. I didn't think that was too bad. And since I built the porch, I already had a target in mind so the porch is built to handle this plus 2 people easily. |
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| Took it out that night for a test fit. Yes, I know it was leaning. It was late and I was tired. |
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| I simply spray painted it. I was going to have it powder coated but all of the rings are hard to get. It was recommended that I just paint it every couple of years. There really isn't much I can do to stop the rust. At least without spending a lot of money on e-coating or some type of dip. Also, I have since switched around the plywood to underneath the slats. That way the cushion covers it better. |
I am pretty happy with how it turned out. It's surprisingly comfortable to sit on. After this project was completed, it was back to the dozer project.
