Community Event / Creation The C-Pod: A DIY Command seat (build log)

Voyager_NL

Voyager_NL
ThereIs0nly0ne said:
Hmmm ... MK-III ... there's a thought. Now I have to build 2 more iterations of this ... my wife would kill me at this stage methinks. Interesting tie-in to consider and thanks for the feedback Voyager :)
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You're welcome.. and don't build the others or even consider it. That'll add to the mysticism around it ;)
(and keeps the missus from killing you)
 

ThereIs0nly0ne

ThereIs0nly0ne
Another trip to the hardware store. One large sheet of 18mm MDF cut into appropriately sized pieces, some 12mm MDF and some more wood batons. Now I just need to get on with it ...

 

ThereIs0nly0ne

ThereIs0nly0ne
Enride said:
Awesome! Ive got the itch to see you back at work mate, its an addiction! You have any time set aside this weekend?
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Yes, I'm going to do some tomorrow. Work, 20 hours of traveling in the last 3 days and attending a rather harrowing funeral for a close university friend yesterday has left me exhausted.
 

Enride

Enride
ThereIs0nly0ne said:
Yes, I'm going to do some tomorrow. Work, 20 hours of traveling in the last 3 days and attending a rather harrowing funeral for a close university friend yesterday has left me exhausted.
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Im sorry to hear that, my condolences and I hope everythings fine with you even through the circumstances :(
Were stressing you on just because your work is amazing!
Were so eager to see more from it, but you know this :)

Whatever phase you feel choose is good enough for us!
 

ThereIs0nly0ne

ThereIs0nly0ne
Thanks for that Enride.

After dropping the back of the sub-frame by 2.5cm to increase the recline, I finally have all the angles where I want them.



Now onto the base/platform which this will sit on ...
 

ThereIs0nly0ne

ThereIs0nly0ne
The main base for the seat has been cut. This will need to be shortened once the side panels have been made to ensure a good fit.



It's resting on some batons as I need to leave some space for bolt holes to allow the side pods to be attached once they've been made.
 

ThereIs0nly0ne

ThereIs0nly0ne
As the upper back shape is no longer a straight line, I had to adjust the design of the original slightly. I spent probably a couple of hours drawing and re-drawing the lines to get it how I wanted it. One thing I was unable to do was obtain sufficiently large pieces of MDF to allow me to make the side in one piece so I will have to used 4 panels for each side (the panels will be made of 18mm and 12mm MDF) and offset them then glue and screw to support each other.





The sides will sit flush with the seat pads:

 

Rafe Zetter

Banned
Rafe Zetter
Enride said:
Im sorry to hear that, my condolences and I hope everythings fine with you even through the circumstances :(
Were stressing you on just because your work is amazing!
Were so eager to see more from it, but you know this :)

Whatever phase you feel choose is good enough for us!
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My condolences too for your loss, but the rest I agree with wholeheartedly!
 

Rafe Zetter

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Rafe Zetter
ThereIs0nly0ne said:
As the upper back shape is no longer a straight line, I had to adjust the design of the original slightly. I spent probably a couple of hours drawing and re-drawing the lines to get it how I wanted it. One thing I was unable to do was obtain sufficiently large pieces of MDF to allow me to make the side in one piece so I will have to used 4 panels for each side (the panels will be made of 18mm and 12mm MDF) and offset them then glue and screw to support each other.


The sides will sit flush with the seat pads:
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Just a thought. but you'll need to make sure there's clearance for your shoulders, when you sit you'll push the padding down a bit, maybe just enough so they hit the protruding sides, might be worth routing out a small clearance section as a little design detail.
 

Winterwalker

Winterwalker
Rafe Zetter said:
My condolences too for your loss, but the rest I agree with wholeheartedly!
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Couldn't agree more .. best wishes TIOO

Rafe Zetter said:
Just a thought. but you'll need to make sure there's clearance for your shoulders, when you sit you'll push the padding down a bit, maybe just enough so they hit the protruding sides, might be worth routing out a small clearance section as a little design detail.
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+1 Rep and a "Spotter's Badge" .. for a good observation.
 

ThereIs0nly0ne

ThereIs0nly0ne
Thanks Rafe. The foam on the back panels is nice and firm so it holds its shape very well; I don't believe I'll have a problem with foam compression in that area. The foam on the seat base is a lot more forgiving and have left more clearance there. This is a close-up of the position of the sides relative to the upper seat panels (the pads extend sightly from the sides in profile):



The inner and outer edges of these panels will be beveled - the outer one, more so.

I've also cut a second piece for the sides - as mentioned, these are going to be double width and I'm having to stagger as the pieces of MDF weren't sufficiently large. Not a problem an the outer seams will be covered by the side pods. I'll fill the joins with P38 so what little is seen on the inside will be attended to.

 
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Enride

Enride
That looks like a great shape! Looks alot like your concept but it also reminds me of ejection seats much like the famous ACES II!
 

ThereIs0nly0ne

ThereIs0nly0ne
Thanks Enride. Yes, that thought crossed my mind, I think it's the angled section on the back edge.

Finished cutting one of the sides. The front has been shaped to line up with the shaping I'm intending to do around the front seat pads. I now have all the pieces I can use to clone the other side.



The lower lines show the shaping for the side pods I will make. I will replicate these lines but reversed for the front of the pods (the shorter line will be on top and the longer one below). The upper line is where the wood needs to be trimmed.



I will need to re-think the cutouts due to the change in profile ...
 

Splette

Splette
Very impressive project. Great work!

Did you count the hours you've spent on the project so far? (And the material costs?)
 

ThereIs0nly0ne

ThereIs0nly0ne
Thanks Splette. I'm not going to count the hours this time (my last project ran to around 350 or so). I am keeping tabs on the costs though ... as is my wife :)
 
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