Livingroom Car Seats with Silicone Rubber Feet

Sometimes car seats are available free.  It's a pity not to use a comfortable chair because the bottom of the chair is metal and will scratch a floor.   To solve that problem, I make feet out of rope and silicone rubber for areas of the chair frame that contact the floor. 

It's a little harder to lift one's self up off the floor, but while you are down the chairs are quite comfy. 

One can even rock back in them, if you are not afraid of falling over backwards.  If you are, you can put a sack or two of sand behind the chair to keep it from falling too far backward.  Some chairs have backs that tilt down.  Depending on where the balance points of the legs are, they can make great reclining chairs.

Step 1 The Chair Bottom

In an automobile, the seat slides forward and back on two tracks.  I normally knock the tracks all the way back to move the legs more under my hips than under my legs.  Keep in mind your body's center of gravity, which is around your hips. 

You have to look for bolt holes, or other irregularities where you can run rope through to hold it in place, or ways to tie the rope to the frame.  Rope is cheaper than silicone rubber, so it makes a good fill material.  Wrap it tightly, with silicone rubber saturating it as you build it up.  You will get a relatively cheap foot that stays in place and is tough, besides being soft and friendly to floors.  

Comments

[l8nite]

  We used to have car seats scattered around the shop. Another way to counter the scratching and tipping is to build a base from old pallots or small crates. I really like your idea and can see where it can be adapted to other types of furniture.... Thanks for the share !

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

awsome!!

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

might try this for my room!

[bloke2022]

cool.