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Topic: How to cut pac-seat legs? |
W. Van Horn
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Houston, texas
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Posted 9 Dec 2014 2:13 pm |
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Just got a NOS walker traveler seat mailed to me over the weekend. A thing of beauty. But it is too tall. It is 1 or 2 inches over my other walker seat. I tried it out this afternoon for a while, hand angle all wrong, caused tension in my wrist.
How do I properly cut the legs down? I am by no means a handy man, though I do know some welders and carpenters. What kind of tool is best suited?
The walker legs are that bent aluminum pipping a lot of people use. |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 9 Dec 2014 2:27 pm
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I'd probably use a Sawzall.
If you don't have one, rent one. Like 15 bucks or so for three hours.
MEASURE CAREFULLY.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Robert Parent
From:
Gillette, WY
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Posted 9 Dec 2014 2:32 pm
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If they are pipe, use a pipe or tubing cutter.
Robert |
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Robert Parent
From:
Gillette, WY
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Posted 9 Dec 2014 2:32 pm
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If they are pipe, use a pipe or tubing cutter.
Robert |
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Andy Jones
From:
Mississippi
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Posted 9 Dec 2014 2:34 pm
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| Since they're aluminum,just use a hacksaw.If you can take them off,use a vise to hold them for a neat,precise cut.Even better,use a tubing cutter for a very neat,precise cut.You can probably use the cutter without taking off the legs. |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 9 Dec 2014 2:48 pm
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Mine always looked like galvanized steel. Tough gig for a tubing cutter.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Bill Moore
From:
Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 9 Dec 2014 3:32 pm
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| I used to have a Walker seat, the legs were aluminum. You can probably get a cheap tubing that will work fine. Any hardware or home improvement store, will have them in the plumbing department. |
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Edward Rhea
From:
Medford Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 9 Dec 2014 3:49 pm
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Call your welder friend, he should have the skills and the tools to successfully shorten your metal pac-a-seat legs. Even a small charge would be easier on you than the risk of messing up your seat or hurting yourself if you don't have the right tools or experience/confidence to do it yourself.
If they are aluminium, a reciprocating saw(sawzall), hacksaw, or tubing cutter would be my choice as well. I've seen cutoff wheels explode from cutting aluminium, they generate a lot of heat and even sparks.
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 9 Dec 2014 4:23 pm
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Clinesmith consoles D-8/6 5 pedal, D-8 3 pedal & A25 Frypan, Pettingill Teardrop, & P8 Deluxe.
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John De Maille
From:
On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 9 Dec 2014 4:41 pm
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| I have a Walker seat and I cut the legs with a tubing or pipe cutter, no sweat. Mine was a tad too high also. |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 10 Dec 2014 7:17 am
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| Tubing cutter leaves a nice even cut to put the caps back in on the bottom of the legs. I did my seat this way and it came out nice. |
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