Repairing outdoor chairs

[Noyade]

They're old - probably 66 years old. Aluminium frame.

I'm keeping them more to do with nostalgia that anything else.

But today fatigue fractures have destroyed the frame, around the bent areas. Luckily I wasn't in it. 😁

This is how they looked.

Today...

[Noyade]

Start cutting the fractured ends off with a hacksaw...

[Noyade]

I found some steel pipe that fitted the internal diameter of the chair's tube.

Cut four lengths.

[Noyade]

Hopelessly cut the wrong angles.

Second attempt was much better.

[Noyade]

Fit into position...

[Noyade]

Welded and pop-riveted...

Painted...

Cheers! 😁

[EricL]

Hi @Noyade 

That's a great repair job. It should be good for another 20 years.

Eric