How much DOES a seat wegh?

[Don M]

I have a Morris Minor seat (red) on castors that must be 30 years old (a 
reminder not to buy anything British).
Fabricated a square frame from flat steel to fit the bottom of the seat 
correctly.  Then I took a 14" length of pipe and attached the castors and legs 
to it.  I had to use legs off an old chair because the stuff around in late 
'60's you couldn't weld.  I then fabricated a duplicate frame from some small 
angle to the one on the seat and welded it to the top of the pipe.  I also made 
4 support brackets from and attached them from the angle to the bottom of the 
pipe where the castors were attached.  Then bolted the two halves together. 
 Its top heavy and has a tendency to fall over once in a while but it was an 
honest to goodness farm job at the time.

Best one I saw was an early Mustang bucket in an art-deco shop on King near 
Parliament in Toronto.  I think they wanted $5k for it.  But they also had a 
bench from an old Cadillac for about a zillion $$$.

Don
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Huw wrote:
> I'm gonna do it one of these days.  Have a fistful of velour 4k seats,
> not much market for them... I have to decide, blue or grey?  drivers or
> passenger seats?... or 5k grey velour, armrest on one?

> Anyway, for bases - try used office equipment stores - choose a seat (or
> 2 or 3) selected for the base (of course) try to pick a cheap ratty
> chair cause you don't want the top.
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Benjamin Kwan wrote:
> While we are on the subject of seats.  Has anyone out there tried to
> convert a seat to an office chair.  Where would I get the base for it with
> the wheels?  I want something like the one Blaufergnugen sells, but for
> less money.