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[jdwintx]

Dave, first thanks for a great tutorial, I've always admired your work. I do have a couple of clarification questions if you don't mind.

1.I understand your brief explanation about the steps outlined above but in the pictures earlier in the post you show the foam being mounted to the seat prior to the back being riveted, do you rivet the back piece first and then glue and trim the foam or vice versa? The text says one thing but the pictures and explaination shows a different process.

2. I've made my bottom pattern with tape as described and added 3/8" onto it, on the top though does your pattern only go to the edge of the top bevel and then get 3/8" added or does the pattern get created from the top prior to the beveling of the foam. I made my top pattern to the edge of the bevel and added 3/8" but it seems that it will be to small for the number of holes that the bottom piece has and as such will not match. Using about 1/4" spacing b/t holes I get 74 holes on each 1/2 of the bottom piece and with the difference in size between the top I cannot get that many on the top pattern without some running together, So my thought was that I was cutting the top pattern to small, but it matched the bevels which aren't that large. The only other difference is that I'm using 1" foam instead of 3/4" but that shouldn't affect the hole spacing..

Does this make sense? Any advice would be appreciated.

[paprhangr]

how many yards of 1/4" kangaroo lace is needed to do a double loop around a Bobber Solo Seat?

[chancey77]

Your thread never gets old Dave!! You know I am a sucker for good work and maybe one day we will have a cold beer!

[ivarian]

Your thread never gets old Dave!! You know I am a sucker for good work and maybe one day we will have a cold beer!

Two beers

[David]

Sorry for the delay here, I just saw the question today. My estimate for the amount of 1/4" lace is approximately 10-12 yards.

Dave

To the post about having a beer........... that is going to be some bar to include Finland, Italy and the U.S.

[Randy Cornelius]

David, Great post, I have never done a bike seat but always wanted to. You remember I tried to get you to come to NM to the show. Anyway great job your the best. Is that a standard double loop lace job or some other pattern?

Randy

[Twisted 66]

Wow..as a newbie just starting out I gotta say your skills are awe inspiring! incredible work! I'm itching to work the tools even more now! thanks!

[David]

Dave, first thanks for a great tutorial, I've always admired your work. I do have a couple of clarification questions if you don't mind.

1.I understand your brief explanation about the steps outlined above but in the pictures earlier in the post you show the foam being mounted to the seat prior to the back being riveted, do you rivet the back piece first and then glue and trim the foam or vice versa? The text says one thing but the pictures and explaination shows a different process.

2. I've made my bottom pattern with tape as described and added 3/8" onto it, on the top though does your pattern only go to the edge of the top bevel and then get 3/8" added or does the pattern get created from the top prior to the beveling of the foam. I made my top pattern to the edge of the bevel and added 3/8" but it seems that it will be to small for the number of holes that the bottom piece has and as such will not match. Using about 1/4" spacing b/t holes I get 74 holes on each 1/2 of the bottom piece and with the difference in size between the top I cannot get that many on the top pattern without some running together, So my thought was that I was cutting the top pattern to small, but it matched the bevels which aren't that large. The only other difference is that I'm using 1" foam instead of 3/4" but that shouldn't affect the hole spacing..

Does this make sense? Any advice would be appreciated.

The foam goes on first then rivet the back.

What size holes are you using? I use 1/8" holes for the 1/4" lace. My seats had 100 holes around a seat that had a 36" circumference.

Edited May 7, 2014 by David

[Buttons]

What do you use for padding?

[David]

High density neoprene from Foam and More

do internet search for them.

Dave