How to make your own seat.

SEAT BASE

Now we will move on to making the actual base of the seat out ofplywood. I just took my old base and laid it on top of the plywood to trace the dimensions. For my Max II, that measured out to be 35” x 12” for the bottom of the seat and 35” x 8.5” for the seat back. Then I cut both pieces out on the table saw being careful to keep most of my fingers in tact.


Now take the seat bottom that you just cut out and lay the old one back on top of it to trace the bolt holes.


Drill out the holes and hammer in the tee nuts. Some people prefer to countersink the tee nuts but there will be foam on top of them so that was just an unnecessary step for me. Now the base of the seat is complete. Note: Depending on the type of material you are using to cover your seat you may wish to drill two large holes in the seat base to allow air to escape when you sit down. I neglected this step just because I wondered if they were necessary. It is easy to go back later and drill the holes if they are needed. I found out that with the type of foam that I am using, I really didn’t need the holes. The original Max seat did have these holes though so it is up to you.