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Re: Strip: Seats
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 8/11/2011, 8:08 am
In Response To: Strip: Seats (Bryan Hansel)

: I'm a big fan of the Happy Bottom seat from CLC, but I want
: something smoother that gives my hips and tush a little bit of
: slide for better torso rotation. I've seen Nick's wooden seat
: which is way cool, but seems pretty hard to make. Anyone have a
: pattern for a mold to make a fiberglass seat? I had a
: carbonfiber seat that broke, but I threw it out before pulling a
: mold from the shape. Any ideas?

If you're really motivated you could mold your bum with plaster or paris. It's cheap at a paint store. It gets warm when it cures, but not so hot it would hurt you. When you're done you can sand it smooth and fair it out and spray it with lacquer or poly, wax it up, and you can make your female mold.

Other than that- get a spoon plane and start diggin'...

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Messages In This Thread

Strip: Seats
Bryan Hansel -- 8/11/2011, 12:14 am
Re: Strip: Seats
Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 8/11/2011, 3:32 am
Re: Strip: Seats
Bryan Hansel -- 8/11/2011, 10:48 am
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scottbaxter -- 8/11/2011, 8:06 am
Re: Strip: Seats
Bryan Hansel -- 8/11/2011, 10:56 am
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scottbaxter -- 8/11/2011, 7:40 pm
Re: Strip: Seats
Mike Bielski -- 8/11/2011, 8:08 am
Re: Strip: Seats
Bryan Hansel -- 8/11/2011, 10:57 am
Re: Strip: Seats
Mike Bielski -- 8/11/2011, 11:34 am
Re: Strip: Seats *PIC*
Yostwerks -- 8/11/2011, 11:42 am
Re: Strip: Seats
Tony Ling -- 8/18/2011, 7:46 pm
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Glen Smith -- 8/18/2011, 7:55 pm
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StephenHJ -- 8/11/2011, 3:21 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 8/11/2011, 7:39 pm
Mozaic Seat *PIC*
John Caldeira -- 8/11/2011, 11:45 pm
Re: Mozaic Seat
Bryan Hansel -- 8/12/2011, 9:49 am
Seat mold *PIC*
Jay Babina -- 8/12/2011, 11:03 am
Re: Seat mold
Bryan Hansel -- 8/12/2011, 11:56 am
Re: Seat mold *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/12/2011, 12:13 pm
Re: Seat mold *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/12/2011, 12:16 pm
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Jay Babina -- 8/12/2011, 2:10 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/12/2011, 2:42 pm
Re: Seat mold
Jay Babina -- 8/15/2011, 9:42 am
Re: Seat mold
Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 8/12/2011, 3:05 pm
Re: Seat mold
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/12/2011, 4:21 pm
Re: Seat mold
Bryan Hansel -- 8/12/2011, 1:18 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/12/2011, 2:43 pm
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Jay Babina -- 8/12/2011, 2:17 pm
Re: Seat mold
Robert N Pruden -- 8/15/2011, 6:24 pm