I have not sat in a "real" couch or chair in over 5 years, but not no more!

funboy6942

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My son and I did that, mostly him, but I come up with the idea. Harbor freight has dolly wheels and tires on sale for $4 each, and in looking at them, come up with this and executed it. Now I can get in and out of it very easily, and rolls like there is no weight at all, even with my fat ass on it. I need to figure out a brake system for it, for it really does roll very easy with me on it, but that's nothing at this point for I been enjoying sitting in it, with my foot rest as well watching my cheap projection tv at 100 inches :D

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VirtualLarry

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That's pretty Uber, dude.

I'm still enduring butt-pain, from sitting in one of the only office chairs that I could find in a big-box store that would hold 500lbs. I guess the chair can take the weight, but my glutes can't?

Edit: They put me on "water pills" for my edema, maybe look into that.
 

funboy6942

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Since you seem to be like me, the best thing I did was buy a anti grav chair with heat and massage for $80 off ebay, took 2 pieces of woo, screwed on to the bottom of the chair, and then put caster wheel to the bottom of the other, and sandwiched a lazy Suzan bearing between that all so it spins, and rolls around, for I had it with chairs that say it holds 450-500, and I have to sit here almost from morning to night other then to use the bathroom and go to bed, and its been at least 3-4 years now, still looks new, heat and all still works, and is the absolute most comfortable chair for me then anything else I have had in the past. When/if it does finally go, Im gonna go buy me a big n tall lazy boy and do it up again with bigger wheels and a better bearing, with much thicker wood, or steel.

OH, and my son is PISSED, for after we got it down and works great with no play in it at all, for we cut the front wood back, and put some braces front and back to the side wood, but told him my couch is next :O
 

funboy6942

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JcPenny for fat and skinny, online (mostly for fat peoples for I even saw upto 8x) instore, of all places :p and as far as prices, holly crap again, who knew JcPenny was the place for cool clothes :O I bought 3 shorts, and 8 shirts for under $100, and if you sign up for their card, get it or not, took 70% off my bill (this was several years ago but cannot think they have changed they need money bad).
 
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funboy6942

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That's pretty Uber, dude.

I'm still enduring butt-pain, from sitting in one of the only office chairs that I could find in a big-box store that would hold 500lbs. I guess the chair can take the weight, but my glutes can't?

Edit: They put me on "water pills" for my edema, maybe look into that.

I am on water pills and piss like crazy for it. I have 2 conditions, in both legs, but only my right leg gets big like that, and there are times I have gone to bed, woke up, and its be almost back to normal, foot and leg, with skin all saggin. BUT do not get me started on it, for a year ago is when they found out I had the edema and the fact my arteries stay open for a second and a half rather then the normal half a second, but because they claimed I called them in December in 2020 and told them to cancel my insurance (the state) they removed me, and now claim that we make $62.50 too much per week to get me back on the insurance I need to get my leg pump, and then get my operation, for without the insurance, and before you all claim I was milking the system, all I got was better insurance on it for my daughter and I for back then we made too much for anything else. IT's BS, for my old neighbors I had next to me and across the street, would be able to work no problem, I watched them all the time being able to do shit, and the one across the street just kept pumping out kids, while we are struggling our asses off and got jack crap with help or anything. Everything I pretty much own was because of a loan and really small monthly, and the rest was super dirt cheap, or that and needing repair (I been doing that for over 40 years now, I know I do not look 50 but I am). So yeah, as much luck sucks balls my whole life, and after dealing with this since being in my 20's, finally got it figured out, was about to get my leg pump to bring it down for my operation so it will not happen anymore, and lost that, and my Medicare will not pay for it on its own, so with it, and all my other problems I have, can no longer get help with, for I cannot afford the 20% I have to pay any medical with Medicare, so I will sadly be dead soon. BUT I will be comfortable :D before and after sad to say but true and I am cool with it :(

And more then my leg, I have Bipolar, depression (big time), and others I have not seen a doctor for in over a year, and came very close right before Christmas to checking myself in, and may still. Cannot afford to see them and get this crap in check, and because of it I got a week off a few months ago when I flew off the handle and didn't even really know who I was, other then I still see in my PM's the mods being ticked off for what I had said, though I do not remember typing any of it, and most likely will not remember this later either .
 

funboy6942

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I got a drift brake for super cheap for my wheel, I am thinking of using on it. OH, and I do plan, not right away, setting this up to actually drive out my garage to go to the store in town or smokes n drinks :D
 

nakedfrog

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We put my loveseat on casters from Harbor Freight so it would be easy to roll from being in front of the TV to the fireplace, without scratching the hardwood floor, but I got the kind that had built-in brakes. I liked having it sit up a few inches higher too, I'm pretty tall.
 

funboy6942

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I am 6'4" and disabled, so a ton of chairs and couches I had to give up sitting in, but this way I do not. Of course at some point we will paint it or something to make it look better, but me being a HUGE RC anything guy (had to give it up for Im getting worse) will be hooking up batteries, electric motor, brake and turn lights, and get it to where I can at least get to 40 or so, can go to the store in it, for I think that would be hilarious! Plus how comfortable would it be for I will have my foot stool hooked up as well laying back and chilling scooting around town, or at the very least get it to go on the sidewalk since my old motorized chair is no more, and I cannot even get a manual one they said for SS already gave me my 15 year old chair, 15 years ago, and though all I asked to get was a manual one so I can power it myself and build upon my guns, they will not, and I do not have $1500 to spend on a manual one myself :p

But yeah, going to make it road or sidewalk ready so I can just open my garage door and hit the road :D
 

zinfamous

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My son and I did that, mostly him, but I come up with the idea. Harbor freight has dolly wheels and tires on sale for $4 each, and in looking at them, come up with this and executed it. Now I can get in and out of it very easily, and rolls like there is no weight at all, even with my fat ass on it. I need to figure out a brake system for it, for it really does roll very easy with me on it, but that's nothing at this point for I been enjoying sitting in it, with my foot rest as well watching my cheap projection tv at 100 inches :D

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Is that a 20" bong you have suspended behind you, acting as some sort of light fixture?

Dig the setup.
 

funboy6942

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no, i am a smoker, and cannot kick the habit, nor can I walk really outside to do it anymore, back cannot handle the goings out, so I used a cheap bathroom fan, some 6" duct work, a rgb led ufo, I mounted in my wifes old bowl using hot glue I cut the middle from. I have the power for the fan coming down the pipe, and hooked to a switch so I can just now flip it on and off right on the bowl :D

And thanks, still a work in progress, my son has been doing 99% of the work in the garage as it is being converted to my new hang out room. Once done, I want to do a cribs video and show off all the crap that can be done in here, for that pic you are looking at is about 1/10th of what's now going on in here ;)
 

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
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no, i am a smoker, and cannot kick the habit, nor can I walk really outside to do it anymore, back cannot handle the goings out, so I used a cheap bathroom fan, some 6" duct work, a rgb led ufo, I mounted in my wifes old bowl using hot glue I cut the middle from. I have the power for the fan coming down the pipe, and hooked to a switch so I can just now flip it on and off right on the bowl :D

And thanks, still a work in progress, my son has been doing 99% of the work in the garage as it is being converted to my new hang out room. Once done, I want to do a cribs video and show off all the crap that can be done in here, for that pic you are looking at is about 1/10th of what's now going on in here ;)

lol, that's awesome. some labs I've been in have these fancy telescopic bench top vents, when doing sterile work or maybe working with volatile chemicals.

I like that you jerry-rig a version of that.
 

skyking

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LOL you mentioned drift brake and I started picturing Funboy Tokyo Drift videos in your powered recliner :ROFL: