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   dgreen | Aug 17, 2008 04:39pm | #1

   If you know any dimension of any part you can calibrate this viewer to give you dimensions of all parts.

    

    

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   daverichards | Aug 17, 2008 08:27pm | #2

   That's pretty slick there dgreen.

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   ted | Aug 18, 2008 08:01pm | #3

   That look seerily similar to the Ikea Poang chair.

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   daverichards | Aug 18, 2008 08:33pm | #4

   So it does. Which came first? Ikea or Aalto? ;)

   By the way, with dgreen's 3D file that was a dead simple SketchUp drawing.

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   ASK | Aug 22, 2008 07:03pm | #5

   Aalto came first.

   Check out Artek, which makes Aalto furniture or google Aalto furniture.

   Expensive.

   Anyone know how the joints are done between the seat and arms/legs?

   I want to build a couple of the #400

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   daverichards | Aug 22, 2008 07:21pm | #6

   The 400 looks interesting. It sort of looks like there is a frame for the seat and another for the back. It looks like you could get a couple of screws in on each side. I would be inclined to set pieces of threaded rod in epoxy in the bennt pieces and use lock nuts on the inisde of the seat and back. View Image

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   ASK | Aug 22, 2008 08:37pm | #7

   And I still don't see how they don't break when you sit on them.

   I'm not really ready to start these but I have been thinking through the process and trying to figure out how. The bent stuff isn't too hard to get the shape but the glueup for the laminations will take some time.

   And I don't have a dimensioned drawing although I do have overall dimensions.

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   daverichards | Aug 22, 2008 11:02pm | #8

   I would imagine this is not the furniture you want to have if you have kids. I'm sure that it isn't as strong as a lot of other designs out there. On the other hand, suppose four steel pins on each side holding the seat/back assembly to the arm/leg thing. SO eight pins altogether. With a 200 lb person--maybe 210 pounds with the seat assembly if that, you've got less than 30 pounds on each pin. In reality there is probably a bit more of that weight where the seat bottom attaches.

   I suppose if you glued up the laminations with epoxy--maybe very slightly thickened with cabosil for added strength, it would be strong enough.

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   ASK | Aug 22, 2008 11:29pm | #9

   Thanks for thoughts. Some day I really want to try to make one or two of them.

   My kids are older but the 2 year old granddaughter loves to jump on things.

   Have a great weekend.

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   daverichards | Aug 22, 2008 11:39pm | #10

   Thank you. You, too.