AlienFirstClass
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Wanting to build an automated binocular chair, I have been looking for options for materials that will stand up to the moisture from the severe dewing that occurs.
Think of building a chair that can stand in the rain and laugh at it.
What suggestions do you have?
Thanks
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Gordon Rayner
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Ipe from Brazil, supposedly harvested in a sustainable way, under the oversight of what we are told are incorruptable officials,(but there is some doubt, after reading a National Geographic article about the exploitation of Brazilian forests) is used for house decks. It does not float. I was given some remnants from a deck project in the neighborhood. They covered some gaps, until I have the inclination to rebuild a walkway. It seems very resistance to sunlight and occasional incidental watering with a hose.
Teak is expensive, and needs to be oiled periodically.
There are plastic, artificial products for decking, which simulate these woods.
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harbinjer
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Loc: Southeastern Minnesota
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Aluminum laughs at the rain. So do many plastics. Or are you set on wood of one type or another?
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Andresin150
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stainless steel for the main structure, and aluminum for other parts. those will not rust
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1 Macaw, 1 Toucan, 1 parrot and many other little ones...
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KennyJ
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Could one not be made from deceased Albatross or Whale ?
Neither ever seem troubled by water whilst alive ! :-)
Kenny
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Captain's Helmsman 7 x 50
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later
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"Could one not be made from deceased Albatross or Whale ?"
What a strange thought....................
I'm speechless.
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Oberwerk BT100-45
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AlienFirstClass
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Quote:
Wanting to build an automated binocular chair, I have been looking for options for materials that will stand up to the moisture from the severe dewing that occurs.
Think of building a chair that can stand in the rain and laugh at it.
What suggestions do you have?
Thanks
Thanks for the responses so far.
As I mentioned earlier, I want to build a chair that you could soak with a hose and it would not be affected.
Most of the chairs I see degrade upon repeated exposure to dewing.
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KennyJ
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Would not such a ( presumably sophisticated and treasured )accessory not be worthy of a waterproof cover of some sort ?
Just another fleeting thought from way out left ! :-)
Kenny
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If everyone is thinking the same thing , no-one is thinking - General George S.Patton
Zeiss 7 x 42 BGAT
Captain's Helmsman 7 x 50
Nikon 10 x 42 Superior E
Swift Audubon Kestrel 10 x 50
Helios 15 x 70 Observation
Strathspey 20 x 90
Televue 76 APO
Zeiss 85 Diascope
Helios 102 f5 refractor
Various eyepieces barlows tripods mounts etc.
Panasonic Lumix DMC - TZ5 digital camera
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AlienFirstClass
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Would not such a ( presumably sophisticated and treasured )accessory not be worthy of a waterproof cover of some sort ?
Just another fleeting thought from way out left ! :-)
Kenny
I agree and that angle I have covered. (pun intended);<)
But a cover does not help when you are using the chair for hours on end...and the dewing is occurring.
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KennyJ
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Just another thought -- would it not be advantageous to have a removable portion of the actual seat , perhaps based around a product idea such as this one ?
http://www1.epinions.com/review/Therm_a_Rest_Lite_20_Chair/content_136529481348
Kenny
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AlienFirstClass
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Quote:
Just another thought -- would it not be advantageous to have a removable portion of the actual seat , perhaps based around a product idea such as this one ?
http://www1.epinions.com/review/Therm_a_Rest_Lite_20_Chair/content_136529481348
Kenny
Good idea.
But the seat one is sitting on is the only part that doesn't get soaked with dew.
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beachchairbill
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WHY NOT A BEACH CHAIR WITH WHEELS
BEACHCHAIRBILL
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AlienFirstClass
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WHY NOT A BEACH CHAIR WITH WHEELS
BEACHCHAIRBILL
Got a link to a candidate?
Thanks
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