My son’s high school, in Hall County, Georgia has a tradition for seniors on yearbook day. Not only do they receive yearbooks first, but they also get to bring their own chair to sit in on the gym floor, instead of sitting on the bleachers with the rest of the student body.
It is not uncommon to see “chairs” such as traditional rockers, lawn chairs, even recliners. However, several students make their own. That is what my son chose to do. So, for inspiration, we scoured the “Google-net” to see what weird chairs we could find. That is when we stumbled across an art exhibit-type site and saw a chrome shopping cart-type chair. Sorry, we don’t recall the Web site, so we cannot provide the link. Anyway, we said “Hey, we can do this fairly easily. We just need a shopping cart.”
The next day, my son set out to find a cart in decent shape…not an easy task. After calling upon several stores, he lucked up when he asked the manager of a chain grocer. The manager told him that a cart from a competitor store showed up at his store and it would be a huge favor to him if my son would take it off his hands. “Winning!”
So, in a couple hours, we turned the shopping cart into an awesome senior chair. Here’s how we did it:
Materials needed:
1. A metal shopping cart (in decent condition)
2. A set of bolt cutters
3. A couple screwdrivers (for removing corner bumper guards and advertisement frame)
4. A file (for the rough metal edges)
5. Some strong heavy-duty zip ties (unless you want to spot weld … which I do not know how)
6. A solid concrete block (or two)
7. Some seat cushions (lawn chair-type cushions will work well for this)
8. Braking casters (Optional)
It is not uncommon to see “chairs” such as traditional rockers, lawn chairs, even recliners. However, several students make their own. That is what my son chose to do. So, for inspiration, we scoured the “Google-net” to see what weird chairs we could find. That is when we stumbled across an art exhibit-type site and saw a chrome shopping cart-type chair. Sorry, we don’t recall the Web site, so we cannot provide the link. Anyway, we said “Hey, we can do this fairly easily. We just need a shopping cart.”
The next day, my son set out to find a cart in decent shape…not an easy task. After calling upon several stores, he lucked up when he asked the manager of a chain grocer. The manager told him that a cart from a competitor store showed up at his store and it would be a huge favor to him if my son would take it off his hands. “Winning!”
So, in a couple hours, we turned the shopping cart into an awesome senior chair. Here’s how we did it:
Materials needed:
1. A metal shopping cart (in decent condition)
2. A set of bolt cutters
3. A couple screwdrivers (for removing corner bumper guards and advertisement frame)
4. A file (for the rough metal edges)
5. Some strong heavy-duty zip ties (unless you want to spot weld … which I do not know how)
6. A solid concrete block (or two)
7. Some seat cushions (lawn chair-type cushions will work well for this)
8. Braking casters (Optional)
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It looks as though the cart ( trolley/buggy or whatever other readers call them) came from a certain humungeous retailer famous for "low prices". I'd ask anyone contemplating this to 'rescue' a damaged cart from a nearby stream or creek - I know it may be rusty but Rustoleum works wonders. As an alternative, ASK the retailer if they have damaged cart(s) they might want to part with. Let's not encourage thievery! I'd contemplate making one after I make the bikecart w/16" or 20" bike wheels in lieu of the the stock wheels.
Great job on the chair!
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I guess all your mates have fun pushing you around in it?
It is quite funny to see a grown man being pushed in it!
It appears to me that you seem to thrive on negativity, which I do not. So, with that, have an awesome weekend.
When our kids were very young my son wanted a Tonka Toy dump truck. On garbage pick-up day I found one on the curb, but it was missing a wheel. My wife was at a store and the guy who repairs shopping carts was parked out front with his truck. She asked and he gave her a wheel that was just the right size.
People do let their hair down on FaceBook. Just a week ago or so I heard the US Govt. monitors it looking for early detection on people with nefarious plans and intentions. Personally, a lot of our church folks are also there. As pastor, I learn early who is getting engaged, has cancer, has something to celebrate, etc. It is also an opportunity for me to show a side of me people may not see on Sunday morning, especially when I post a link to one of my Instructables.