DIY Suspension seat? - Page 4

Shark Seats · 04 September 2017, 01:19

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Originally Posted by Stefan63

I'm a "little" behind schedule but this is my idé of a suspension jockey seat setup. 3D cad shows stand and slide only. The actual seat is supposed to be hanged on the sliding thing in the middle (slides on 4 skateboard wheels) and a suitable damper and spring like a FOX snowmobile ski damper will be used. diy boat suspension jockey seat |

Looks great Stefan, will be really interested to see how it goes on the water once complete. Did you manage to find SS parts for the wheels etc?

Stefan63 · 04 September 2017, 10:35

Yes The wheels are polyurethane and most of the other parts aluminum.
Aluminum Parts might be welded together or by bolted together with aircraft grade bolt type rivets (HiLok) that I actually would prefer. The rivet method will allow some movement in the joints to avoid cracks that are the weakness of welding seams, that is why aircrafts are riveted together rather than welded.
Hi-Lok´s ned to be reamed in for a precise fit.

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Originally Posted by Shark Seats

Looks great Stefan, will be really interested to see how it goes on the water once complete. Did you manage to find SS parts for the wheels etc?

Shark Seats · 04 September 2017, 20:19

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Originally Posted by Stefan63

Yes The wheels are polyurethane and most of the other parts aluminum.
Aluminum Parts might be welded together or by bolted together with aircraft grade bolt type rivets (HiLok) that I actually would prefer. The rivet method will allow some movement in the joints to avoid cracks that are the weakness of welding seams, that is why aircrafts are riveted together rather than welded.
Hi-Lok´s ned to be reamed in for a precise fit.

Sounds good, I'll follow with interest