interest check - custom barstools for your arcade

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Looking to do a few things besides cabinets, and an idea i have is custom barstools. Currently, i'm hunting the circle blanks for the tops. I would be able to carve your arcade logo or name in the tops, or game names, graphics etc. The plan is to carve them. sand them down and clearcoat them. Options could be painted logo's name/pictures then clearcoated too. Price is to be determined once i find the blanks, and figure out how much time i have in them. also have to make a custom jig to hold them for machining.

I want to sell you just the tops, and here's the bases i found, you could buy these direct and ship them to your house, to keep the costs down, and attaching the top should be simple. i will order one of these, so i can have the pilot holes already in the bottom of the wood to make it simple. THe bases are 30.00 and you have a choice of 24" or 30"

http://www.barstoolsandchairs.com/singleringframe.aspx

any comments? good idea? bad idea? you want some? F off? lol let me know what you think! Brett
 
Sounds like a cool idea. Not sure about the bottoms. Seems a little much since I have seen stools for the price with a padded top. I did find a place for the tops.
http://hbsgallery.com/accessories/
Not sure about pricing, did not see it on there. Not sure if they sell the bases. I will email them and see.
 
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i had searched around, even at walmart.com the cheapest barstool i could find in chrome was 59.00 Good find on the tops, but they are dished, i can't use them for the cnc, has to be flat. I did find some locally, and cheap! Problem is they had 6, and it's listed as backordered.
 
i had searched around, even at walmart.com the cheapest barstool i could find in chrome was 59.00 Good find on the tops, but they are dished, i can't use them for the cnc, has to be flat. I did find some locally, and cheap! Problem is they had 6, and it's listed as backordered.

Actually I think is a great idea, I would order a couple, I would love to have one for each of my games . . . I think that would be sweet.
 
i'm going to grab what they have when i go over there thursday. Guess i should do a berzerk one :D
 
i'm going to grab what they have when i go over there thursday. Guess i should do a berzerk one :D

Off the top of my head, I would like Berzerk, Star Wars, Black Widow, Tempest, Battlezone x2, Red Baron, Asteroids Deluxe and Space Duel.

Is there anyway you could make short ones for say a Red Tent?
 
check menards. you can get stools for 20ish complete. They had a sale on them at $15 at one time and I bought 5
 
most of what i've seen, the stools are all wood, and already built. I have to have the top seperate to be able to machine it. I'm going to be selling just the tops.. buy the chrome leg assembly from the link for 30.00 and attach the top, instant barstool. I'm sure there's cheaper stools out there, but i can't find them unassembled.
 
I am definitely in for several of these. I've got my .AI vector file all ready to go!

Seeing as how they would need to be painted before the clearcoating, is that a service you'd offer? I wouldn't need anything complex (I only use 2 colors) but I would want to get them painted.
 
yeah, i can do the painting on yours, not complex, i can also check to see how much for john to clear them too.
 
I'd take some. Might want to whip up a custom graphic, but also interested to see what stock designs you're offering.
 
i was going to let people pick and choose on them, give me an arcade name logo, or pick a game and i can see what fits on a 12" circle.
 
yeah, i can do the painting on yours, not complex, i can also check to see how much for john to clear them too.

Awesome man, sounds good. I'll send over the .AI file to you once I bust it down with only what I think will look good on the stool top.

I'd only need 2 colors - orange and red.
 
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