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Final Touch: Attaching the Seat Buckets The dining room chairs are completed From "Freeform Furniture" episode DFFF-107

Host Amy Devers attaches the seat buckets to the dining room chairs to finish this project.

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Amy finishes the dining room chairs by attaching the bucket seats.

Materials:

Industrial felt
Low density polyethylene
1/2" diameter stainless steel rod
Face shield
Work gloves
Tank of argon gas
Welders mask
Welding gloves
Leather welding gloves
Weather welding jacket
Filler rod
Industrial spray adhesive
Blue tape
Utility knife
Large piece of cardboard
Industrial construction glue
Tape measure

Tools:

Metal-cutting chop saw
TIG welder
Welding jig
Water-jet cutter
Clamps
Drill press
Mallet
Cauls

	Figure A
	Figure B

Attaching the Seat Buckets

1. The last step to complete the chair assembly is attaching the seat bucket. It will be glued on. Center the seat bucket onto the brackets and clamp it to the bracket to hold it in place (figure A). Use a couple of the extra brackets that were water-jet cut to use as cauls.

   Note: Cauls are used to distribute even pressure when clamping.

2. Repeat the process on the back of the seat bucket.

3. Once it is in place, lift the front of the seat up, apply some glue to the bracket (figure B), and re-clamp the seat down.

4. Move on to the back of the chair. Apply the glue, line up the seat bucket, and clamp it down. The chair should dry for about 24 hours before anyone sits on it.

RESOURCES :

Delta Woodworking Power Tools
Website: www.deltawoodworking.com

Festool
Website: www.festoolusa.com

Gladiator Garageworks by Whirlpool
Website: www.gladiatorgw.com

Stanley Tools Product Group
Website: www.stanleytools.com

WMH Tool Group
Website: www.wmhtoolgroup.com

Power Tools (Porter Cable)
Porter Cable Power Tools
Website: www.portercable.com

Hand Tools
Garrett Wade Co., Inc.
Website: www.garrettwade.com

The Peck Tool Company
Website: www.pecktool.com

Biesemeyer
Website: www.biesemeyer.com

Saw Blades
Forrest Manufacturing Company
Website: www.vacupress.com

Jogensen Adjustable Clamp Company
Website: www.adjustableclamp.com

Adhesives, Abrasives and Safety Equipment
The 3M Company
Website: www.3m.com

Klein Tools
Website: www.kleintools.com

Ulmia GmbH
Website: www.ulmia.de

Woodcraft
Website: www.woodcraft.com

Shop Equipment
Eagle Manufacturing Company
Website: www.eagle-mfg.com

Plastics
Poly Hi Solidur
Website: www.polyhisolidur.com

Welding Tools and Accessories
Steiner Industries
Website: www.steinerindustries.com

Miller Electric Manufacturing Co.
Website: www.millerwelds.com

Smith Equipment
Website: www.smithequipment.com

Waterjet Services
Flow International Corp.
Website: www.flowcorp.com

Greek Marble, Inc.
Phone: 323-221-6624

GUESTS :

Elliot Monson
Senior Applications Technician
Flow International Corporation
23500 64th Ave. S.
Kent, WA 98032
Phone: 253-850-3500, ext. 593
E-mail: jbailey@flowcorp.com
Website: www.flowcorp.com