Mrs RDR wants some more patio furniture and pointed me to this which she liked
a 3 seater, 2 seater and chair come to just shy of $5k so you can guess whats coming ....
I worked out a sketchUp of a 3 seater based on the cushion sizes we ordered using 40x40 square for the sides and 40x20 for the seat and back. Metal order for metal hub came to £65 for enough steel to make a 3 seater, 2 seater and chair. I had today to myself so thought I would crack on.
Actually printed the design to stop me making it up, was determined to stick to it for once
Cutting up using my new Flip stop fence proved very useful for repeat cuts
Got x6 sides, 3 seater base and back all welded up
I did play with the angle of the back a bit
then welded it all up and tested the cushions
I'm going to use composite decking for the seat and back, looking for something low maintenance
next job flatten all the outside welds on the 3 seater and add a mid brace to the base and back then make the 2 seater and chair. Mrs RDR still deciding on the colour for the metal if she doesn't make her mind up soon it will be black or Festool grey
a 3 seater, 2 seater and chair come to just shy of $5k so you can guess whats coming ....
I worked out a sketchUp of a 3 seater based on the cushion sizes we ordered using 40x40 square for the sides and 40x20 for the seat and back. Metal order for metal hub came to £65 for enough steel to make a 3 seater, 2 seater and chair. I had today to myself so thought I would crack on.
Actually printed the design to stop me making it up, was determined to stick to it for once
Cutting up using my new Flip stop fence proved very useful for repeat cuts
Got x6 sides, 3 seater base and back all welded up
I did play with the angle of the back a bit
then welded it all up and tested the cushions
I'm going to use composite decking for the seat and back, looking for something low maintenance
next job flatten all the outside welds on the 3 seater and add a mid brace to the base and back then make the 2 seater and chair. Mrs RDR still deciding on the colour for the metal if she doesn't make her mind up soon it will be black or Festool grey
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