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Sitting all day sucks, because it causes back pain sometimes. Standing all day sucks as well, because it causes tired legs after a while. So while working at Open Design City today, I was wondering how to solve this with a very low budget and without a lot of time. So I came up with some kind of seating, and I thought I´d rather share it with you quickly before it get´s lost, as some kind of immediate project documentation. And if you want to make your own, this is how it works.
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What you need to get:
Materials
- 1 old bicycle saddle, 0,00 Eur (recycled)
- 80-95 cm of roundwood, pine tree 22mm, max. 4,00 Eur
- 1 plunger, ca. 4,00 Eur
- 1 wood screw
Tools
- Saw to cut the roundwood, if necessary
- Sandpaper
- Srewdriver
- Wrench
What you need to do:
Remove the stick from the plunger and replace it with the roundwood. Grind down the other end of the stick to 18 mm and assemble the saddle. Push the plunger down to the floor, so it gets sucked down and the seat doesn´t slip away.
Materials
- 1 old bicycle saddle, 0,00 Eur (recycled)
- 80-95 cm of roundwood, pine tree 22mm, max. 4,00 Eur
- 1 plunger, ca. 4,00 Eur
- 1 wood screw
Tools
- Saw to cut the roundwood, if necessary
- Sandpaper
- Srewdriver
- Wrench
What you need to do:
Remove the stick from the plunger and replace it with the roundwood. Grind down the other end of the stick to 18 mm and assemble the saddle. Push the plunger down to the floor, so it gets sucked down and the seat doesn´t slip away.
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@ the norm - I can't stop laughing at your suggestion to forget the saddle. You're right it shouldn't be necessary but gosh that would be a funny sight.
They have those big balls for kids to sit on for what used to be called riggly bumb.
Just have them sit on this, make lots to go around.
If you really want it to be a consequence, then forget the saddle part, but I don't think that should be necessary.
True. I'm not a tyrant and generally let many things slide. I have found, though, that eventually, on these slick floors, the chairs slide out and kids crack their heads on floors and/or other desks/chairs. While it is true that experience is the best teacher, I'm looking to prevent injuries when possible. Also, their reclining posture is not usually best to help them do the work we are doing. Sometimes it is, which is why I have a couch and loads of cushions in my room, but not usually. SS
As Big Weld says - See a need, fill a need!