Cafe Seat Build
Hey, I’m excited about the positive feedback about my shop girl posts, thanks!
This week I helped Rob as he experimented with building his first ever cafe seat. After deciding the shape, we made a cardboard pattern and mocked it up on a frame to make sure the proportions were right. Then we traced the pattern pieces onto a sheet of steel.
After cutting out the pieces, we smoothed out any rough edges on the wire wheel and hammered flat any bends. Then the piece was rolled through the slip roller to give shape.
We decided a slightly concave end piece would give the seat some character, so we hammered the steel with a nylon mallet. To get a really tight bend, we then hammed it over a steel hammer head.
The pieces fit pretty good. Next Rob tacked the pieces in place with a few TIG welds.
The steel used was a little rusty, so before a full weld happens, the pieces will have to be cleaned up to ensure a strong weld. It’d be cool to stamp some numbers on that back end plate eventually. We’ll see what happens.
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Published - Jul 17, 2018
S2000 jap magazine
I bought this jap s2000 magazine over a decade ago. Hyper Rev? Was published in 2004 when the AP2 first came out. I highly doubt most of these aftermarket performance companies parts are still available. Finally found an oem Honda hardtop too.
Cool, this is making me want to get tools and machines I dont have money or room for.
do it Martin. fuck it. only live once.
Very good idea. Go with it!
Where’s the rest?? Please continue.