I'm looking for a low-cost way to make a couple of hammock chair stands like this (or better!) https://www.homedepot.com/p/Sunnydaz...ombo/306248630 that I can either fold or take apart easily to move. It's been out of stock for a while, and too costly anyway (at $135 each) to buy 2 or maybe 3 on my tight budget. I can easily make the hammock part; I'm just hoping for advice re. making the stand.
I've searched the DIY forum and elsewhere on the 'net but didn't find a DIY chair stand like it. I've seen RaftingTigger's photo with a 3-pole Tensa chair stand, but the tripod footprint is too big for our available space indoors or on a small balcony. And oTTer's Winter Recliner II stand is brilliant, but I need lightweight, take-apart or preferably foldable, and more "sit-up" than "recline" to use at a table or desk. Our office chairs are shot after many years of use.
I have several 3/4" x 10 ft EMT tubes I'd like to use, and if needed I can get some off-the-shelf (HD, Lowes) EMT connectors. I have a 3/4" tube bender, drill, hacksaw, files, and an assortment of nuts & bolts. My 250 lb brother has no problems with his every-night 3/4" x 100" emt tensahedron stand, so I imagine a much shorter chair stand made with the same size tubing would be OK.
Has anybody made anything like this, or have a suggestion for materials & method? Or is the design just a bad idea? Many thanks for any advice!
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