Welded Bar stools for the rich and famous

[Jason]

I like those. The only thing I would consider different is putting the wood seat closer to the base that it sits on. As to the profit, tools in trade for work is always a good thing :p

[Rectified]

I like those. The only thing I would consider different is putting the wood seat closer to the base that it sits on. As to the profit, tools in trade for work is always a good thing :p

It could go down alittle. I don't know if you can tell but it is a trailer hub flipped upside down I welded to the spindle a 1/4 inch plate. The plate was hard to level with a traditional torpedo level. As I put tack welds it would pull out off level. So I ended up using a mag base and dial indicator, then welded it where it was high to pull it into level. So I got the spin to within .030 run out which passed my test pilot spin for wobbling. The thing that bothers me about this project is the hub itself was not weldable so I welded to the 4 bolts and I just hope they never push through. I know I have taken them out before with heat and a BFH so it would seem unlikely someone could sit on it and push the bolts through.

[everlastsupport]

All looks good. I would have cut the hub/spindle down a little more though. Hey long as they work.

[Rambozo]

The thing that bothers me about this project is the hub itself was not weldable so I welded to the 4 bolts and I just hope they never push through. I know I have taken them out before with heat and a BFH so it would seem unlikely someone could sit on it and push the bolts through.

If you're really worried about it, you could always tack weld them to the flange, since it's too late to put some jam nuts on them. However, like you say they are pressed in and very unlikely to come out. My only concern would be from all the welding on them you might have lost some of the press fit.

[Rectified]

If you're really worried about it, you could always tack weld them to the flange, since it's too late to put some jam nuts on them. However, like you say they are pressed in and very unlikely to come out. My only concern would be from all the welding on them you might have lost some of the press fit.

I would have welded the bolts into the flange but the flange wouldn't weld right. Atleast I didn't like what I saw. A mild steel tack weld is very strong, strong enough that I could pick up the stool on one tack weld and move it around. Initially, when I tacked the legs to the flange, the tacks just broke. So I put down a larger tack appx 1/2 inch long and they didn't hold either. Going back to tack the bolts or weld the bolts completely around the press fit, I felt it would have done more harm than good. I also thought of welding another small piece of pipe that would butt up against the flange and the legs, effectively covering the bolts and absorbing some of the forces of sitting haha. To much thinking not enough work haha. I have another one to do and will revisit this.

[Rambozo]

I would have welded the bolts into the flange but the flange wouldn't weld right. Atleast I didn't like what I saw. A mild steel tack weld is very strong, strong enough that I could pick up the stool on one tack weld and move it around. Initially, when I tacked the legs to the flange, the tacks just broke. So I put down a larger tack appx 1/2 inch long and they didn't hold either. Going back to tack the bolts or weld the bolts completely around the press fit, I felt it would have done more harm than good. I also thought of welding another small piece of pipe that would butt up against the flange and the legs, effectively covering the bolts and absorbing some of the forces of sitting haha. To much thinking not enough work haha. I have another one to do and will revisit this.

Fair enough. Two things that come to mind for version two, run down some jam nuts to lock the studs to the flange, or better yet screw on some long nuts like coupling nuts or mag wheel nuts and weld your legs to the nuts instead. I would think that would look a little better than welded right to the threaded stud, too. From the photos it almost looks like the seats have a small flat on one side, is that just the angle of the picture or is there really a flat, and what is it for?
Since it's a trailer bearing do you ship these with a re-greasing maintenance schedule?

[Rectified]

Fair enough. Two things that come to mind for version two, run down some jam nuts to lock the studs to the flange, or better yet screw on some long nuts like coupling nuts or mag wheel nuts and weld your legs to the nuts instead. I would think that would look a little better than welded right to the threaded stud, too. From the photos it almost looks like the seats have a small flat on one side, is that just the angle of the picture or is there really a flat, and what is it for?
Since it's a trailer bearing do you ship these with a re-greasing maintenance schedule?

Ha, no maintenance schedule.

yes the trailer hub came with nuts that I ran all the way up on the bolt. I was not sure what they were made of (china mud) so I didn't weld to them. Ill go to Fastenal to get some real nuts ( prolly from china) to weld to. I thought about welding them so that they could also screw on but the angle of the leg would have made it hit the next leg as it went around. All good Ideas.

The wood was milled to dead nuts 12 by 6 inch, so when I made my jig circle cutter for the router it was either the radius was to long or my center was off. That is where the flat came from. I purposely left it figuring I don't mind it but if she does I have atleast four other blanks I can adjust. I really didn't want to get into the wood working side of this and hoped to purchase round seat blanks. I couldn't find any and so you see my first attempt at making round seats. So I planned on actually getting a wood burr disk for my angle grinder and scalloping around the edges for effect but ran out of time (spring break).

[Rectified]

What I will do for the next one run lug nuts all the way up and weld the legs to them!

[zedron]

Those look good. I need to do more non automotive projects.