Chair imagined in its "Centre Place" setting. Not the best render, but you get the picture
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
FINISHED!!!
With my chair finished, I thought it would be good to have a play around and see what I think it would look like if it were used as part of a set.
AS PART OF A SET OF THREE, PART OF A PACKAGE
AS PART OF A DOUBLE SET WITH A DIFFERENT TABLE
STACKED UP ON TOP OF EACH OTHER
Final Chair Design
After 12 weeks and 2 weeks of sourcing material and cutters, this is my final design in action.
Placing the rubber
Putting the rubber on proved to be the hardest part.
The rubber that I am using is the best in the world and due to its properties high contact adhesive did not suit this application of tensioned adhesion.
Unfortunately for me, I did not put enough time into how the rubber would attach to the chair as I should have, and due to the rubber's 900% elongation (standard rubbers only have 100-200% elongation) it was far trickier than I had imagined.
However, after working with my weave for quite a while, the finished product turn out quite nicely. What's better is that thanks to the rubber's other natural properties (double non-slip surface) I only need to use two screws (for 4.5 individual pieces of rubber). I then managed to double wrap the chair in rubber to hide the screw points and have a very smooth weave all the way around.
The rubber that I am using is the best in the world and due to its properties high contact adhesive did not suit this application of tensioned adhesion.
Unfortunately for me, I did not put enough time into how the rubber would attach to the chair as I should have, and due to the rubber's 900% elongation (standard rubbers only have 100-200% elongation) it was far trickier than I had imagined.
However, after working with my weave for quite a while, the finished product turn out quite nicely. What's better is that thanks to the rubber's other natural properties (double non-slip surface) I only need to use two screws (for 4.5 individual pieces of rubber). I then managed to double wrap the chair in rubber to hide the screw points and have a very smooth weave all the way around.
Bees Wax
Wax on, wax off (but mostly wax on)
The final coat of bees wax and the rubber is ready to be put on after it dries.
Sanding Job
After a successful gluing session, it was time to sand the chair.
In total it took me a day of sanding to sand the chair to its best smoothness - however there are still some small pieces not fully sanded. I used 80 paper to start with and worked my way down to 1200.
In hindsight, I should have used an electric sander to start with and then hand sanded the finish to obtain a better smoothness. Next time.....
In total it took me a day of sanding to sand the chair to its best smoothness - however there are still some small pieces not fully sanded. I used 80 paper to start with and worked my way down to 1200.
In hindsight, I should have used an electric sander to start with and then hand sanded the finish to obtain a better smoothness. Next time.....
Gluing the parts together
After a few prototypes, I was ready to commit to gluing the real thing. I wasn't sure if my dowel system would work properly, and I had to drill half way into the end pieces to allow for more support to the end pieces, especially since I was going to be doubling up on the rubber weave on both ends.
DXF cuts
After a successful tip from my colleague at work I found a place that routed my parts in Dandenong
This is a box (one of three) of my cut parts
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