The chair back consists of six turned rails supporting a flatter piece
at the top. The round ends of the rails fit into a round hole in the
back piece at the top and a similar hole in the seat at the bottom.
There's a picture of one like it at -
http://www.biodiversity911.org/forests/watch_out.html
Now the kids have managed to break one of the rails which has broken in
the middle and at the top end which has snapped off flush with where it
inserts into the top piece. I don't reallty want to dismantle the whole
thing, I would have to get the other five rails out if I wanted to do
that. I could waggle the piece back into position with glue on the ends
and then clamp it down hard, but I don't think end to end glued joints
work very well. I suppose I could drill out and put small dowels in.
Any ideas?
--
"Any PC built after 1985 has the storage capacity to house an evil spirit,"
Reverend Jim Peasboro
I used some threaded rod with nuts & washers to spread a couple of
pieces with holes drilled in the end for the rod. Worked slowly using
hot vinegar dripped around the spindles to soften the glue. Worked
better than expected. Take a spindle somewhere for duplication and
reassemble.
> I was thinking of repairing the broken spindle rather than turning a new
> one, no lathe for a start. I guess I coudl take it all out, rebuild and
> insert as you suggest.
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Bob Bowles) wrote:
> I used some threaded rod with nuts & washers to spread a couple of
> pieces with holes drilled in the end for the rod. Worked slowly using
> hot vinegar dripped around the spindles to soften the glue. Worked
> better than expected. Take a spindle somewhere for duplication and
> reassemble.
Thanks - I'll go for it...
--
"Any PC built after 1985 has the storage capacity to house an evil spirit,"
Reverend Jim Peasboro
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] wrote:
> Sorry, I don't follow your explanation. I think of a rail as a
> horizontal member, and a spindle as a vertical dowel.
Thanks - I was struggling to make myself clear but you have the gist.
> Anyway, to
> replace a spindle, drill a deeper hole in the top rail and a shallower
> one in the seat such that the spindle slips into the rail hole enough
> such that the bottom spindle just clears the seat. You could put a
> spring in the top rail hole.
I was thinking of repairing the broken spindle rather than turning a new
one, no lathe for a start. I guess I coudl take it all out, rebuild and
insert as you suggest.
--
"Any PC built after 1985 has the storage capacity to house an evil spirit,"
Reverend Jim Peasboro
Sorry, I don't follow your explanation. I think of a rail as a
horizontal member, and a spindle as a vertical dowel. Anyway, to
replace a spindle, drill a deeper hole in the top rail and a shallower
one in the seat such that the spindle slips into the rail hole enough
such that the bottom spindle just clears the seat. You could put a
spring in the top rail hole.
On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:12:27 +1300, Don Mackie
<[email protected]> wrote:
>The chair back consists of six turned rails supporting a flatter piece
>at the top. The round ends of the rails fit into a round hole in the
>back piece at the top and a similar hole in the seat at the bottom.
>There's a picture of one like it at -
>
>http://www.biodiversity911.org/forests/watch_out.html
>
>Now the kids have managed to break one of the rails which has broken in
>the middle and at the top end which has snapped off flush with where it
>inserts into the top piece. I don't reallty want to dismantle the whole
>thing, I would have to get the other five rails out if I wanted to do
>that. I could waggle the piece back into position with glue on the ends
>and then clamp it down hard, but I don't think end to end glued joints
>work very well. I suppose I could drill out and put small dowels in.
>Any ideas?