what do you guys use for a seat when installing vehicle graphics on location? at my last job the owner's father was a sign painter and he had made a wooden box that could expand out the end to raise and lower, sorry if that is confusing. I dont want a bucket because I am a taller guy and getting down and up on those for a fleet of vehicles gets old. Just seeing what everybody else uses. Thanks.
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Msrae
Rae
Like d fleming said - Harbor freight has a decent seat.
http://www.harborfreight.com/pneumatic-adjustable-roller-seat-46319.html
FatCat
New Member
For years I've used a Cabela's dove bucket seat. I'm 6' 4" and hate getting low - its taller than an ordinary 5 gallon bucket and has a padded swivel seat on the top. You can place your tools, rapid tac, graphics, etc. inside and is only $15.00 to boot.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabe...nEEaayEQHZ28pDPqWFS5PhoC8YTw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabe...nEEaayEQHZ28pDPqWFS5PhoC8YTw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
I found a sample of what I was thinking of
http://accuratesigns.net/category/history-of-sign-making/
its called the sign painters box. Thanks for your ideas guys.
http://accuratesigns.net/category/history-of-sign-making/
its called the sign painters box. Thanks for your ideas guys.
Gino
Premium Subscriber
We've had this as long as I can remember. Someone gave it to me, back in the 70's. It's served me well. It was already old when I got it.
You can use it as a step stool by turning it on it's side and it's easy to carry. Put the reflective on it, so we can see it when the lights are off by shining a light around.
You can use it as a step stool by turning it on it's side and it's easy to carry. Put the reflective on it, so we can see it when the lights are off by shining a light around.
GAC05
Quit buggin' me
I watched a video of a vehicle wrap where an older gentleman had a wooden box that looked to be about 3 or 4ft tall by 2' x 2'6" or so.
When it was standing on end it acted as a tool stand & had cutouts to hold his heater gun without burning anything.
Dropped on it's side it was it was a work step/platform that gave him enough reach to do the drip rails and some of the top.
Laid down flat it was low enough to be a seat. He was just kicking it around to where he needed it.
Can't find the video but it looked really useful.
I'm thinking to build something similar with casters on one of the long sides so I can sit & scoot around, flip it wheels up & use it as a step.
wayne k
guam usa
When it was standing on end it acted as a tool stand & had cutouts to hold his heater gun without burning anything.
Dropped on it's side it was it was a work step/platform that gave him enough reach to do the drip rails and some of the top.
Laid down flat it was low enough to be a seat. He was just kicking it around to where he needed it.
Can't find the video but it looked really useful.
I'm thinking to build something similar with casters on one of the long sides so I can sit & scoot around, flip it wheels up & use it as a step.
wayne k
guam usa
http://t.harborfreight.com/mechanics-roller-seat-61653.html
if you are too tall, add a 4" cushion or similar
my car mechanic uses one of these all the time
i bought one right away (still in the box, business not open yet)
gabagoo
New Member
I picked up this aluminum seat that is used by seniors in a bathtub. Strange as it may sound it sits very low and has rubber feet, so it does not move when you are leaning over to reach out to squeegee. It is designed to be very comfortable and you sit very low....great for working on pick up doors. You can adjust the height as well. The only bad thing I found was that because it is aluminum and the seat part is a plastic material, you can get quite a nasty shock considering it has rubber feet, each time you pick it up (very light) to move it around. I cured that issue by fastening a 2 foot length of aviation cable to ground it.
I used to use those seats that mechanics use with wheels on the bottom, but they are so cheaply made they kept breaking...maybe time for a diet too. lol
I used to use those seats that mechanics use with wheels on the bottom, but they are so cheaply made they kept breaking...maybe time for a diet too. lol
d fleming
Premium Subscriber
I've had a milk crate by the t shirt press for thirty years, lol.
Johnny Best
Active Member
Mechanics seats work great.
https://www.google.ca/search?q=mech...k_OLRAhULHGMKHUAmBLQQ_AUIBygB&biw=360&bih=560
https://www.google.ca/search?q=mech...k_OLRAhULHGMKHUAmBLQQ_AUIBygB&biw=360&bih=560
signbrad
New Member
These were made by Hockema Signs in Hockema, Indiana in the 70s. He called them Adjust-a-stool.
I bought two at 35 dollars each. When I tried a couple years later to get another one he said he sold them all and wasn't going to make any more, but he sold me the hardware to make another one.
He has since passed away.
These are the only tools I have that are pushing forty years old. I used to stand on the high end till I stopped trusting my balance. I used to take it up on wall jobs, too, when I worked off pick-and-ladders. I could sit on the pick for one height of lettering, then sit on the box at several more heights, then finally stand. It allowed me to avoid having to awkwardly bend over, especially helpful if the ladders were a little shaky. And I could avoid raising the pick more times than I needed to.
The heart of the stool is a pair of spring-loaded pins, similar to the picture below, mounted to the inside box. The pins enter evenly spaced holes drilled into the sides of the outside box, holding the inside box at its various heights. A simple linkage pulls the pins inward when a ring is pulled up at the top of the inside box. I periodically rubbed the sides of the inside box with paraffin to keep the sliding action smooth.
The actual pins used have holes drilled in the little ball ends for attachment to the linkage that pulls them back. Other than that, the picture below looks just like them.
Brad in Kansas City