I have a buddy who owns a tavern and several of his bar stools have become victim to some of his more overzealous patrons. He asked me if I could take a look to see if I could fix them here's some pics of the first one, it's pretty representative of all 12 stools he brought me. The material is t-h-i-n thin! ran a few beads on one that was "beyond repair" and found that I'll need to run my TIG at 30 amps. More pics once I get some welds complete.
Kangi
Chinese bar stool rebuild
I have a buddy who owns a tavern and several of his bar stools have become victim to some of his more overzealous patrons. He asked me if I could take a look to see if I could fix them here's some pics of the first one, it's pretty representative of all 12 stools he brought me. The material is t-h-i-n thin! ran a few beads on one that was "beyond repair" and found that I'll need to run my TIG at 30 amps. More pics once I get some welds complete.
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I'm really just taking it as a challenge against the chi-comms. Once I did a little grinding the parent material is surprisingly good. the problem with the original design was the crappy hardware used to fasten the rungs on. The bolts worked loose and the legs started to flex. I'm gonna weld the rungs and see what happens. We both discussed liability and he said that's what insurance is for...
I'm really just taking it as a challenge against the chi-comms. Once I did a little grinding the parent material is surprisingly good. the problem with the original design was the crappy hardware used to fasten the rungs on. The bolts worked loose and the legs started to flex. I'm gonna weld the rungs and see what happens. We both discussed liability and he said that's what insurance is for...
So it turns out that my friend wasn't relying on these stools to be put back in service, he ordered some new stools but I finished the one I was working on just have to paint it and put the pad back on, it'll work for a shop stool for a buddy stopping by for a beer. Here's pics of some of the welds:
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