Not sure the exact requirement. Why does it need to fold? So they can
carry it to the beach, etc? If so, my first idea might be too heavy.
First idea would be a folding Adirondack chair. It has enough heft to
carry that kind of weight. Google showed this
http://www.woodcraftplans.com/fd700.htm as the first hit. Once you
decide on a plan, you might take a close look at the folding mechanism
and consider how to beef it up a bit.
Second idea would be to beef up a sling chair
http://www.frontgate.com/fg/pdp.jsp?prod_key=18904.
Build it out of some beefy lumber and use a hall runner carpet as
sling.
Jim Heater wrote:
> Hey there, I've got a question for everyone. A friend of mine asked me if I
> could make a folding chair for her husband. The problem is he weights about
> 400 lbs. Does anyone know if there is a chair for a large person or if it
> can be done? I would appreciate any help anyone could give me.
>
> Jim Heater
Jim,
Take a look at www.tulsagroup.com/plans/kchair/. Seems to me that this
might be able to be customized to fit a larger size.
Ed
Tue, Aug 2, 2005, 1:40pm (EDT-1) [email protected] (Jim=A0Heater)
mumbled:
Hey there, I've got a question for everyone. A friend of mine asked me
if I could make a folding chair for her husband. The problem is he
weights about 400 lbs. Does anyone know if there is a chair for a large
person or if it can be done? I would appreciate any help anyone could
give me.
I ran across this while checking a thread I had started. You
didn't bother to look before you asked, did you?
A simple, and quick (2-3 minutes), google tracked down these. I
would think either could work. Plenty more plans out there, including
knock-down chairs. You find 'em, if you're not happy with these.
http://www.medievalwood.org/charles/folding_chair.html
http://www.medievalwood.org/charles/peacock_chair.html
JOAT
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On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 13:40:15 -0500, "Jim Heater" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Hey there, I've got a question for everyone. A friend of mine asked me if I
>could make a folding chair for her husband. The problem is he weights about
>400 lbs. Does anyone know if there is a chair for a large person or if it
>can be done? I would appreciate any help anyone could give me.
Don't waste your time. He needs a specialty chair that will assist
getting in and out, and they are megabucks.