Dick, I work with composites for a living and have done for, well I don't
really want to think how long for, but I've never come across a "sand
moulded" seat before, although it is similar to the technique used for "form
fitting"race seats. Cool story though!
Paul.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J"
> The best seat I ever had was one I made myself
> when I lived in Florida many, many years ago. I
> took my fiberglass stuff, headed to the beach,
> and found a nice damp dune. I dug out a hole
> roughly the size I wanted my seat to be, then
> plopped down in the hole and assumed the position
> I wanted for driving. My girlfriend carefully
> packed damp sand tightly all around me. I then
> eased up out of the "mold", mixed up the resin,
> and cross hatched cloth and chopped mat all over
> the surface of the mold. We then went swimming
> for about an hour, and before we left to go home,
> I pulled my seat out of the hole and away we
> went. A little trimming with a jig saw, some
> minor bracing here and there, several coats of
> paint, and I had a form fitting bucket seat. for
> my formula V! Try it, it's so simple it's
> unbelievable.
>
> Dick J
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