Comments on: Carcar http://adaptivereuse.net/2006/10/14/carcar/ contemporary metamorphoses Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:25:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ian Milliss http://adaptivereuse.net/2006/10/14/carcar/#comment-85 Ian Milliss Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:49:25 +0000 http://adaptivereuse.net/?p=85#comment-85 I'd love to see it. Scaffolding is unbelievably expensive all round, I have wanted to build a square lookout tower in our garden out of steel scaffolding but when I finally found out the price to buy it I couldn't believe it. And there is no such thing as getting it second hand (which I'd prefer) because it just gets used forever it is so tough. The aluminium stuff is a different story, it wears out. I've been using a lot of steel fencing pipe and fittings instead, but even they're not cheap. I’d love to see it. Scaffolding is unbelievably expensive all round, I have wanted to build a square lookout tower in our garden out of steel scaffolding but when I finally found out the price to buy it I couldn’t believe it. And there is no such thing as getting it second hand (which I’d prefer) because it just gets used forever it is so tough. The aluminium stuff is a different story, it wears out. I’ve been using a lot of steel fencing pipe and fittings instead, but even they’re not cheap.

]]> By: ross mcleod http://adaptivereuse.net/2006/10/14/carcar/#comment-84 ross mcleod Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:40:47 +0000 http://adaptivereuse.net/?p=85#comment-84 "very tinkeredwith".....groan.... “very tinkeredwith”…..groan….

]]> By: ross mcleod http://adaptivereuse.net/2006/10/14/carcar/#comment-83 ross mcleod Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:26:28 +0000 http://adaptivereuse.net/?p=85#comment-83 I have this small picture of an old rover car seat that has been very tinkeredwith by a famous designer whose name escapes me. if I had a scanner I would save on having to inadequately describe it, but I will send in a pic when I can. Perhaps you know it. Anyway, the seat has been suspended within some bent two inch round scaffolders pipe that has also incorporated those scaffolders clamps to hold the whole frame together. Fantastic piece that I thought I'd have a go at. Turns out the clamps are hideously expensive and to get the pipe bent into the kind of arc needed.....too frigging expensive. I still have the leather bucket seat in the shed waiting for an opportunity. I have this small picture of an old rover car seat that has been very tinkeredwith by a famous designer whose name escapes me. if I had a scanner I would save on having to inadequately describe it, but I will send in a pic when I can. Perhaps you know it.

Anyway, the seat has been suspended within some bent two inch round scaffolders pipe that has also incorporated those scaffolders clamps to hold the whole frame together. Fantastic piece that I thought I’d have a go at. Turns out the clamps are hideously expensive and to get the pipe bent into the kind of arc needed…..too frigging expensive. I still have the leather bucket seat in the shed waiting for an opportunity.

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