"Vic Baron" wrote in message
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"Sonny" wrote in message
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I think most dining chairs have a tad more padding, on top,
than
you've described. A generous layer of cotton is typical for a
first
layer, against the seat base (board), then foam, then a layer
of
"polyester" (there are several kinds of finish lining/padding).
*Fire
retardent polyester fiberfill (a designated industry
description) is
just as inexpensive as non-fire retardent fiberfill.



I recovered 6 dining room chairs long ago. I didn't have the
fabric stretcher, but still got pretty decent, uniform, tension
all around. To get it, I placed the fabric face down on the
bench, adding the already padded seat on top, then adding 2 60#
weights to the wood. The weights compressed the padding very
well, and all I had to do was gently pull the fabric over the wood
base and hit it with the stapler. My weights were fairly large,
so to get a little elbow room for the stapler, I stood them off
slightly with a piece of 6X6 I used as a wheel chock on the truck.


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