Rocket Wife May 2012

Rocket Wife Progress

I started with 1/8 models to try to find a design that I liked

This is the design that I liked the most and wanted to build!

Side view.

Back.

I then moved onto a full scale model. 

Working on the model.

I used thin wooden rods to represent the metal strips.  This is a view of the back.

Here is the final model that I will base my design off.

Time to move on to making the real chair!  I have started to weld together the seat of the chair.

I tack welded angle brackets to the front of the seat to make sure that I welded it at the correct angle.

Cut out the pieces for the wings of the chair.

I used welding magnets to help hold the pieces in place while I welded.  Here is one side of the seat finished.

And here is the other side!  The seat is now welded together and ready to be grinded and cleaned up.

  Here I am grinding the seat.

I then created a stack of pink foam and placed the seat on it so that I could achieve the desired height and slant.

I then used cardboard templates to show where to place the metal rods, and welded them into place.

Here I am welding the feet together.

Securing the welds.

All of the initial welds are finished, now I just need to grind, bondo, and sand it all to get ready for paint.

Up close of the welds.

Up close of the grinding work to make it look like the round rods all came to one point.

Time to prime!

I decided to see how the chair would look bright orange.

Here is how the final orange chair turned out.

Side.

Back.

I then painted it a nice teal blue, the real color.

Painting the bottom.

Putting glue on the seat base to hold down the cushion. Yes that is liquid nails.

The seat panel in place.

Using the same methods as my rocket chair, I created white leather upholstered panels for the seat. 

Gluing and clamping the panels into place.

Sitting in my chair at the Senior Show 2012

Here are the final photos!

Side.

Back.