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Old 01-23-2021, 04:28 AM
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Hi . I always wanted to try and make a bomber seat and my latest project is a racing ride on mower so I thought I would practice on this . quite pleased with the way it turned out .Regards Ian

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Old 01-23-2021, 10:05 AM
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Hi . I always wanted to try and make a bomber seat and my latest project is a racing ride on mower so I thought I would practice on this . quite pleased with the way it turned out .Regards Ian

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I sure like the looks of this one, Ian.
Nice clean work.
Wired edges are clean and even.
Not often I see binocular rivets.
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Old 01-23-2021, 01:43 PM
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Thanks Kent . It's not a wired edge its a folded capping 6mm down the outside and 12mm on the inside. Regards Ian
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Old 01-23-2021, 02:52 PM
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Thanks Kent . It's not a wired edge its a folded capping 6mm down the outside and 12mm on the inside. Regards Ian

Aha - missed that close-up of the applied fold-over. Makes it much easier.

(Bit of effort working wires into full race-car seats so they look nice.....)
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That came out really well.
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Hi Ian
your seat looks great!
nice attention to detail.
thanks for sharing.

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Looks good, Ian. Thanks for the pics.
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