drill up and run bolts into feet

Take those rubber things off the ends. Drill a hole in the center of the metal piece where the rubber thing used to be...and tap it..say... 1/4//20

Get a piece of oak, say, 2" thick by w/e height you need, long enough to reach from the front rubber thing to the back one.

Then drill holes at either end for the bolt (say 5/16 x 2" bolts) ...like this...





/e You can even sand the front and back of the oak...bottom edge. So when it is moved it won't scratch the floor. Or snag the carpet.


/ee Maybe a 3/8-16 bolt would be better.

This post was edited by Ghot on Mar 5 2017 09:52pm

what are the bolts for? to run into the wooden planks, to hold them together?



what is "tap it" and 1/4//20?
and my bad, but that image doesnt make any sense to me lol? the two curved lines?

3/8 - 16 bolts would be better.

3/8 is the diameter in inches and 16 is the threads per inch.

A tap is a tool to put threads in metal...

Here is a 3/8-16 tap with the drill that matches it. Drill the hole in the metal piece then insert the tap and use a crescent wrech or open end wrench to turn it a few turns, then back it out a bit, then a few more turns etc.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-5-16-in-Drill-and-3-8-in-x-16-NC-Tap-Set-DWA1414/204787206


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/ee Then just buy yourself some 3/8-16 bolts...say two inches long and attach the oak pieces to the metal parts with the bolts.

This post was edited by Ghot on Mar 5 2017 09:56pm

ok thanks.
so what is the 1/4//20 in regards to this?

so pretty much, just drill like 4 holes, one for each corner of the feet. and i would need like just 2 planks of wood, one plank for front left and rear left corner. and then one other plank of wood for front right and rear right corner.

then make the groves for the nut to go into the wood, and then bolt the nut?

Supposed to be 1/4 - 20 a smaller diameter bolt. But I think it would be too weak for lateral strength.


Anyways..see the yellow dots for where to tap the holes for the bolts...










/e Once you have the two oak pieces made you may want to add a crosspiece for extra strength.

This post was edited by Ghot on Mar 5 2017 10:05pm

you could just bolt the feet to a 1inch think square board then put locking casters on it.
would be easiest way and you would be able to move it around and lock it with ease.

ok yea thanks. ill need to figure out borrowing a drill from someone. im still debating if i should use 2 planks of wood. and if so which direction they should be placed, either front left to front right, and the other one goes rear left to rear right. or do front right to rear right, and front left to rear left

ok true, thats what you meant by the locking part. that seems cool too. but i wonder if they would be able to hold my weight and the chairs weight? i weight under 170 lbs. so im not that heavy, and the chair prob weights around 40 lbs at most

theres casters that can hold the weight. may run you 30$ or so but yes it can be done.
This way is easy and requires much less tools and no threading and such.