Project for when you can't sleep

Although this is a "project" it's not motorcycle related so this seems like the only place it might fit.
A little back story; I average about 3-4 hours of sleep per night for the last 25+ years. When hearing that, people usually ask "what do you do when you can't sleep?", well...hear it is. I get into crazy projects because my garage is pretty much sound proof. I decided to re-upholster my office chair. I was going to put my company logo on my seat since I love my job, but since my boys argued with me that spongebob would be better, we compromised with a Harley Logo. So I got out the embroidery machine and created my seat. Here's the steps in case you can't sleep.

Step 1: Have a chair. For this I'm using my ergo "knee" chair.


Step 2: Embroider a logo of your choice, like I said, I wanted my company logo, my boys wanted me to put spongebob, we compromised with a Harley logo.


Step 3: Remove the old covering.


Step 4: If you're like me and using vinyl to replace cloth, then you'll need to drill some holes so that the air can escape.


Step 5: Apply your new foam. A little spray glue and a razor makes for a pretty new padding.

Ok I lied about the "pretty" part, but it's on there

Step 6: Let's wrap. A heat gun makes a nice clean corner. Make sure not to use too much heat or else you'll remove the grain and make the vinyl look like crap.




Step 7: Clean up the remaining vinyl left on the back so that it's a cleaner look.


Step 8: Let's reapply the factory cover to give it that "OEM" look.


Step 9: Now that the back is on and the front is on, let's put it back on the frame and test sit.



There you go, in about 45 minutes you have a new seat with a cool new logo.

Nice, clean job.

Thank you, on that note, if I would have thought ahead a clean surface (not a garbage can) might have helped with clean up. The logo got dirty so I'll wash it when I wake up. Yeah...technically "sleeping" now.

That seemed like the motorcycle projects section.

I like working with my hands, I'm not a great welder, but an excellent grinder. I'm not flawless at fiberglass, but an amazing sander. I love wood working so I've built a lot of things like fireplace mantles, entertainment centers, etc.. In my past life I did massive $100,000+ stereo systems in vehicles for shows; those required lots of fiberglassing, welding, electrical, and a BUTT load of wood working. But I got sick of annoying people, now I just annoy people on a lower level with the massive system on my Honda Shagger.

My most recent build was a 50cc Aprilia engine modded to fit a custom modified Honda Helix frame into a stand up scooter. It was STUPID fast (54 pulling 300lbs), it had custom made fiberglass body panels and even a stereo with iPhone controls. I have a mess of pics of it, I'll find them and post them to my host site and post one here. it was a FUN toy, no license required, and so fun to ride.

I found a whole bunch of pictures so I figured I'd through it in a projects thread instead