The question of how worries many householdscraftsmen who actively use their skills and talent in arranging the interior of their own home. Furniture of this type is often called a "transformer", and its popularity is due to a number of reasons. First of all, it is, of course, practicality: it is very convenient when one and the same thing combines two or more functions.
The advantage of folding chairs is that theycan be transformed into a bed or a hammock. In our case, a folding chair can be transformed into a bed or, for example, into a kind of hammock. The second advantage is that "transformer" furniture allows you to save space in the room and the owner's money, because instead of two items you can buy only one. Do not forget that folding chairs and other furniture "with changing geometry" allow you to literally transform the interior of the room with one movement, while delighting the residents of the apartment or house with a sense of novelty. After all, any, even the most stylish and spectacular setting gets boring over time. If there is no suitable model of a folding chair in the furniture stores of your city, do not despair. With some experience, as well as suitable materials and tools, you can make such a thing yourself. And our tips and recommendations will help you with this.
Preparation for the manufacture of an armchair
Making a transformable chair, like any otheranother piece of furniture, you should start with a drawing. If you have ever had to develop more or less complex products, you will cope with such a task without difficulty. If not, then you can find drawings of a suitable model on the Internet or in books from the "Do it yourself" series.
Drawing of a folding chair:1 - upper crossbar, 2 - backrest frame, 3 - leg frames, 4 - wing nut, 5 - armrest. Based on the finished drawings, a specification is made - a list of all the products and materials with which you can make the chair yourself. For the simplest option, the craftsman will need the following:
- boards and bars with the corresponding length and section indicated in the drawing;
- chipboard (particleboard, MDF or OSB);
- foam rubber;
- dense fabric for upholstery;
- furniture screws;
- small nails;
- a few screws or bolts with nuts;
- glue.
You also need to make sure that your home arsenal includes the following tools:
- saw;
- hatchet;
- plane;
- file;
- knife;
- electric jigsaw;
- gon;
- roulette;
- pencil or chalk;
- drill;
- a stapler.
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Stages of manufacturing of an armchair
In general, the instructions for making a folding chair consist of the following points:
Design options for a folding chair.
Often those who, due to inexperience, experiencedifficulties in cutting out figured legs. In this case, an alternative option can be offered - legs made of a steel square pipe with a cross-section of 25x25 mm (wall thickness - 2 mm). If another profile is available, for example, a corner with a shelf width of about 25 mm, it can also be used. The legs are attached to the slabs that form the bed of the folding chair using furniture hinges. Thanks to this, they can be folded when the shape of the piece of furniture changes.
