Metal vintage chairs that lean way too far back. Is there some way too
reinforce them?
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On 9/25/2019 10:14 PM, marise wrote:
Metal vintage chairs that lean way too far back. Is there some way too
reinforce them?
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/iv


Lose 20 pounds

In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 26 Sep 2019 02:14:03 +0000, marise
m wrote:

Metal vintage chairs that lean way too far back. Is there some way too
reinforce them?
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/iv

Weld bars across where the legs bend at the front bottom. That's where
they flex the most, too much, when you lean back.

But how to get it right is another story. How long should each bar be.
6", 8", a foot so there almost no bending there? It depends on how much
farther they go back than they should. (Maybe even 4" but that
doesn't seem worth the effort**.)

I assume you feel like the whole chair will fall backwards with you in
it.

If you make it only 6", I wonder if it will bend and fold just above the
weld. Maybe the welded piece should not be centered on the bend but
should start just as the vertical pipe starts to bend backwards. And I
would want the same splint on the left and right legs but insisting on
that might be a bad idea. Do one side, see how much you've accomplished
and decide **how long to make the splint for the other side. Maybe you
don't need anything.

In that case, if you want the second chair to have splints of equal
length, make the first side shorter than on the first chair. Put that
on and sit in the chair. Maybe the second chair isn't the same as the
first.

And, do one chair at a time and hope you learn something for the next
chair.

For the record, I've neve done this.

On 9/25/19 9:14 PM, marise wrote:
Metal vintage chairs that lean way too far back. Is there some way too
reinforce them?
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/iv


My initial thought would be something like extendable shower
rods. Run
them from the back of the stand to the back of the seat. Run a small
bolt through
the two pipes at their junction once you decide what length you want.
Put a bolt
through the ends of the pipes where they meet the seat and the stand.
It's not the
most attractive thing but it's something that someone with limited tools
could do.
One obvious concern would be strength. The guys here who have
done a lot
of plumbing and/or electrical work will probably come up with an
alternative.