{"id":4544,"date":"2011-04-17T21:59:50","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T02:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/?p=4544"},"modified":"2012-09-02T15:41:32","modified_gmt":"2012-09-02T20:41:32","slug":"cafe-seat-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/2011\/04\/cafe-seat-build\/","title":{"rendered":"Cafe Seat Build"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, I&#8217;m excited about the positive feedback about my shop girl posts, thanks!<\/p>\n<p>This week I helped Rob as he experimented with building his first ever cafe seat.\u00a0 After deciding the shape, we made a cardboard pattern and mocked it up on a frame to make sure the proportions were right.\u00a0 Then we traced the pattern pieces onto a sheet of steel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cott-article__copy-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_17691.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_17691.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"cott-article__copy-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1770.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1770.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>After cutting out the pieces, we smoothed out any rough edges on the wire wheel and hammered flat any bends.\u00a0 Then the piece was rolled through the slip roller to give shape.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cott-article__copy-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1773.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1773.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>We decided a slightly concave end piece would give the seat some character, so we hammered the steel with a nylon mallet.\u00a0 To get a really tight bend, we then hammed it over a steel hammer head.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cott-article__copy-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1774.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1774.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"cott-article__copy-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1775.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1775.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The pieces fit pretty good.\u00a0 Next Rob tacked the pieces in place with a few TIG welds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cott-article__copy-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1780.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1780.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>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.\u00a0 It&#8217;d be cool to stamp some numbers on that back end plate eventually.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll see what happens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, I&#8217;m excited about the positive feedback about my shop girl posts, thanks! 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