Reclining Chair Tear-Down for The Motorized Mechanism

I originally made this video for my "Scrap bin" channel:
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But felt it was good enough to post here.
What do you think? Rebuild this with a proper wooden frame, of scrap it down for the parts? Interesting thing to do with the motor and lead screw mechanism is to make a TV lift, but I don't need one of those.
Could just leave it as it is as a piece of kinetic art, just run it in a continuous loop. Just watch your fingers in those pinch points!
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[@JohnHeisz]

I originally made this video for my "Scrap bin" channel: kzbin.info But felt it was good enough to post here. What do you think? Rebuild this with a proper wooden frame, of scrap it down for the parts? Interesting thing to do with the motor and lead screw mechanism is to make a TV lift, but I don't need one of those. Could just leave it as it is as a piece of kinetic art, just run it in a continuous loop. Just watch your fingers in those pinch points!

[@CotyWK]

John Heisz - I Build It please rebuild it the way a woodworrker would. I have a leather version of this and the motor died on me so I’m looking at projects for the internals too.

[@tylerpestell]

You should totally make it into a chair! I

[@IR-nq4qv]

Build a new 2 piece(removable back for door clearance), smooth contoured see through chair with Plexiglas, wood and epoxy resin so you can see the inner full workings of the electrical and mechanical.

[@donyoshi6076]

My deceased father would have definitely repurpose that mechanism for something. I like the idea of an outdoor lounger that sits under a large umbrella. Built in beer cooler,optional .Cheers bud...

[@AnthonyBowman]

Can we get more John Heisz After Dark vids too? Definitely build a new chair, or use the mechanism to upgrade your camera gantry!

[@davelowe1977]

You'll take the motor out and store it for 20 years, falling over it daily. Eventually you'll take it to the dump, then you'll need it immediately.

[@Yonatan24]

It's a standard linear actuator. I scavenged one from a bed thrown out in the curb. I just used it a few days ago to push back a heavy closet into its place, after I moved it and it somehow got stuck. Took 10 seconds!

[@Yonatan24]

But the mechanism that attaches to the linear actuator, is very cool.

[@tuesboomer1623]

In those same 20 years people will be saying, 'they just don't build 'em like this anymore.'

[@jeremyspecce]

David Lowe it's the earrings my wife had. For YEARS she had one earring and had lost the other of the pair. Finally she got tired of the one that she still had reminding her that she had lost one, so she threw it out. The NEXT DAY (after the garbage had been picked up, of course) she found the missing one.

[@johnkarapita437]

Definitely rebuild it but you have to add the Steve Austin bionic sound effects.

[@Wordsnwood]

This looks like the start of a terrifying Halloween animatronic nightmare

[@BillSmithem]

Insectoid... footrest hardware looks like a praying mantis

[@woody350ep1]

My brain instantly went to using something like this for a large scale animated Halloween prop.

[@waynecreech]

Today on I Build it, We demonstrate how to field dress the big game chair you just shot :p

[@jnjarvis1]

John losing his cool and giving focus the business was pure gold

[@SteveC38]

I loved this video John! And yes, I think that an elegant high quality wooden chair (with no cushions) would be awesome!

[@Mandurath]

Exactly!

[@Grumpyneanderthal]

Stone lift for building pyramids

[@SteveC38]

lmao

[@DonnaMSchmid]

You got 6 years from a $400 chair? Wow! I'm impressed! I got only 2 years from a $1000 La-z-boy... I couldn't believe how cheap and unstable they are now!

[@dwightl5863]

Though John didn't admit it that OSB was pretty darn tough to take bust apart.

[@dennischamberlain2600]

Definitely chair build. A wooden recliner would look awesome.

[@KarlBunker]

It looks like the Terminator T-800 with its flesh removed.

[@cumhachd]

Exactly what I was thinking ! How do we know these chairs weren't sent from the future by the robot overlords for the bots to recline in for their oil changes?

[@bruceboggemes9724]

Reprogram it and send it back in time to yourself

[@PenguinOldTimeRadio]

Definitely make a hardwood frame...maybe even a motorized deck chair or something...or add wheels and another motor and make a miniature bobcat kinda thing!

[@benjaminbrewer2154]

Animatronic dinosaur.

[@davelowe1977]

My girlfriend had a sofa made like that. I cut it in half with recip saw inside 30 seconds. It was quite therapeutic.

[@PrimalEdge]

“Strip off all this shit right here”, was exactly what I said to my ex wife the night we met... in retrospect, her all to eager compliance should have been a sign.

[@allanjorgensen9138]

Great idea John. My 20+ year old chair got dirty and worn out but the mechanism was still very good, just manual. I stripped out the mechanism and built a cherry Morris Chair frame, installed the mechanism, had a new cushion made and I reupholstered the rest using the same material as the cushion. I'm loving it, so go for it.

[@binnsbrian]

Photos?

[@madkate4107]

I would love to see this!

[@satxsatxsatx]

John, you're much more entertaining when you're half drunk :)

[@garethsnaim8174]

I was gonna say he seems half cut, haha

[@mrhumptydee]

Try playing it at x 0.75 speed! 😀....now where's those munchies!!

[@AZ-Patriot]

Yes! Angry, drunken John is hilarious. I think he might actually be my spirit animal.

[@DodgerOfSheep]

Much more cursing. I love it.

[@mqL49J]

The violent cold open and the ending bit looping back to it chronologically, might be acid.

[@KellyEUTAH]

I love how REAL you are in this video!

[@abuk44]

"It's like cutting chicken" "here is the wing" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheSadButMadLad]

The mech looks like two praying mantis reaching out.

[@Dosbomber]

Alien horror movie prop.

[@warrenbesore7421]

My thought too.

[@SteveSurgenor]

I used the mechanism to open and shut my shed window, practically identical chair in Scotland !

[@russellborrego1689]

Please... Rebuild! I'd love to see your take on it. Especially since I don't imagine you (like most of us males), have sewing skills. I've researched the idea of making couches and recliners for years now, the sewing has always been the real obstacle... And no one really has presented an alternative that looks good.

[@FredMcIntyre]

I like where this is going! 😃 ..... So glad you found those screws on the control plate in time! 😁👍🏻👊🏻

[@bmbarnes34]

This is the BEST unboxing video I’ve ever seen.

[@comfortablyplumb2140]

New chair! I cant even picture a wood recliner

[@madkate4107]

me either. I just sounds horribly uncomfortable

[@harrymiley3707]

This video lowered my stress level. Thank you.

[@Troph2]

Not sure what kind of hobbies you are into but my old roommate used a frame like this to make the ultimate PC racing simulator that could go from upright (rally car) to reclined F1 style race car.

[@bighorn4908]

I can’t wait to see what you do with it!

[@mikeporter59]

This is such a good idea, and fun to watch. I hope you make the project.

[@Martyr217]

Lmao that's the first time I've ever heard you swear on here and it was only 30 seconds in. Keep up the good work.

[@Daninashed]

Watch the one where he's connecting his floor heating system on the home reno channel - I learned a few new swearwords myself on that one!

[@soberlivingwithbrianfrankl8254]

We need another outtakes video. Love the two u have! Good stuff

[@DIYBuilds]

Earlier this year I got my grandmas old lift chair and harvested 2 linear actuators from it.... still working what cool thing I'm going to make with them.

[@DIYBuilds]

Ohh ya and make a new wood chair from the old one, would be interesting to see

[@markhedquist9597]

Two words: seat beads. That's how you beat the sticky, sweaty, leather chair. They are are gift from the gods.

[@EYALAVRAHAMI]

That could be the coolest project EVER! would love to see that happend!

[@AbouzarKaboudian]

Build a wooden chair around it! That would be the coolest project ;-)

[@pipercub45]

Quite entertaining! Looks like you were having lots of fun.

[@diggler306]

I can't wait to see where this goes!!

[@tparker]

Seeing you come up with a chair design would be really cool to watch. You come up with so many cool things, though, anything you decide to do will be fun to watch. Great video!

[@DonJohn87_YT]

Man this is gonna be one awesome looking chair! :D

[@secretredfoxx1]

My dream is to have a decently sized shop space where I can get slightly inebriated and tear apart my cheap used furniture and old electronics

[@scottsimpey2965]

I think that would be an awesome build video to turn that into a wooden chair. It would also be a very interesting piece once done as you were saying being able to see the bare mechanism. It would certainly be an eye catcher and conventional piece if nothing else.

[@neathway382]

The chair idea is cool. The motor, and lead screw, might also make for the basis of an interesting vice build.

[@markrowland5393]

Loved the video, especially when I thought you were going to attack the chair with an angle grinder. My vote would be for you to build a new chair. Can't wait to see all the comments from the safety trolls about getting sensitive parts of your anatomy getting trapped in the mechanism!

[@heroindoses1991]

I'm excited to watch you build this into something, anything. But a new hardwood chair with cushions would be pretty sweet!

[@wdh375xen]

Hard to imagine what your rebuild will look like but I’m sure it’ll be great!

[@Paronak]

YES! REBUILD IT

[@VW.907]

That's the wing! I kinda want to see what you'd build all wood. But that motor, who knows what you would come up with.

[@MazMaslin]

With a bit of playing about, that would make an excellent sim racing setup! Cheers for the inspiration.

[@Somethingfunnee]

After watching this video I subbed! Funny, creative, and loved it

[@wingnutbert9685]

Outtake: A daily scene in my shop! LMAO!!! Definitely do a rebuild!!!! Minimal to keep the skeleton showing for sure. Something I've used on a number of seating projects that give the performance of leather with even easier cleaning is motorcycle seat/saddle upholstery. 1-2" closed cell, dense foam or neoprene for a low profile modernist/industrial look. Now ur gonna get my eye-balling every recliner I see at the side of the road...... thanks a lot!!

[@CitizenAyellowblue]

Ooh, that crunching sound....!

[@davesmith7671]

I used one of these a few years back and made a motorised router table . Was pretty good just didn't have a way to adjust height in really small increments.

[@jcberb]

That looks cool.

[@blainetoalston5945]

Best video yet! Not because I think You need to cuss, but because it seemed real. Like an everyday Guys Workshop!

[@jameslabs1]

Very cool and useful. Thanks

[@63256325N]

Thanks for the video.

[@unklekranky]

Yes, rebuild it! I'm thinking of doing the same thing to an old recliner and have no idea where to start.

[@mmmmmmm8706]

That would be a cool project and you'd solve your chair problem. Build it how u want it.

[@johnpaholski9256]

Hi John. A young child was strangled by a reclining chair in Australia a few years back so safety needs to be taken into account. I enjoy your videos thank you.

[@abaker7615]

I would vote for a Morris Chair style, possible incorporate a foot stool into the design to use the full mechanism.

[@Feathercraft275]

Me, too. My wife actually wants me to do that to two old La-Z-boys. Now I know how to begin the project, but am lost from there. If anyone can figure it out, it would be John. Go for it!

[@Traderjoe]

I think it might make an interesting snow shoveling machine

[@BCElginTex]

I can't wait to see what you do with that mechanism.

[@vertigo72480_official]

John Heisz - uncensored, uncut and uncaring. I love these honest videos.

[@brianturnbough]

This might be the funniest video of yours. Lol. Especially the outtakes at the end. The exasperation is pretty damn funny. We all know how that feels. Go with it.

[@jhc500]

That's it! A body for Focus Master!

[@martinjohnstone4297]

Rebuilt chair would be amazing!

[@pedalman4595]

Great BLOOPER

[@thesplinteredfinger]

Love the very end!

[@j.m.castilla7150]

Great thanks for your videos A greeting from Spain

[@cwp000]

Cool indeed. Build the chair!

[@theothermarshal]

"That's the wing." Great video and I'm voting for a minimalist recliner build. I also have to say I am worried about the pressure of fame becoming too much for Focus as it would seem he is having a hard time staying away from the corn liquor.

[@blainetoalston5945]

An Amish Barrington Style Recliner but with an Electronic Drive! That would be A Great build!

[@VedranBucko]

Build the chair! Build the chair! Build the chair!

[@stephenshipley1066]

Hard wood frame and slats to leave that beautiful mechanism exposed. Add cushions with zip-off covers for cleaning. LED lighting below like some custom cards ;-)

[@dale1956ties]

"Like cutting up chicken" is where you got me. It was at that point that I subbed while laughing out loud. The naked frame vaguely reminds me of the pods in 2001 a Space Odyssey. I guess it's the outstretched arms that look a bit a pod to me.

[@DonDIYProject]

Looks like an alien robot😊😊😊 Looking forward what you're going to make with that.

[@mhpjii]

Build it, John!

[@jamesheimberger432]

Your skelechair idea is awesome...so would an automatic outfeed support for the tablesaw lol

[@briandelanis7348]

Yes! reBUILD IT!, Please.

[@patmash]

Build it john. Great content.

[@MikeGusFifteen]

You could always build a small workbench that lowers/raises for comfortable working height!

[@Keasbeysknight]

This maybe your best video yet. I think you need to make a chair and add speakers to it too. Cause... Why not

[@bistromathics6]

I love it

[@voidtv1]

love it ... with the grinder ; )

[@paulmantegna76]

Yes! A hardwood chair with removable cushions would look cool.

[@captainsquee471]

Electric Reclining Morris chair!!! With spalted maple triangle details!!

[@rjperkins365]

I just woke up and I'm already positive I'm going to have nightmares tonight

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

Randy Perkins and not just from hearing John say, "as naked as possible" at this time of the morning. My ears...

[@willybaetens4648]

Now it looks like an Alien Ant. Cool. Thumbs up. Willy from Belgium

[@DancingCurrently]

Great video! I really appreciate your use of the word "shit." Very funny.

[@frasergreig]

This is cool. I liked the end bit when you saw it naked and got inspired... Be interested to see what you do as I have two worn out recliners (manual, not electric) but may be able to get some inspiration from your project to give them some more life. Hope you do it (but if you do go a different direction, I'll still be interested!!!!) Thanks for the content as always John!

[@MusicalBox]

Oh yes, I'd really like to see you build a new chair around this mechanism

[@nuddsshane]

I worry the mechanisms might fail but I dont think ive seen a video like this. Bell hit!!! I really want to see this progress to its final conclusion... good or bad

[@lxoxrxexnx]

A wooden chair built on this mech would inspire us all.

[@allenbourassa1579]

Love the video,wish it was longer!You should make a wooden Adirondack type chair,that you can sit back and relax on your deck,and think of your next project!

[@Gforceracing20]

A hardwood recliner sounds Awesome!

[@kenseastrand7428]

I have one that I need to pick up today, I am planning on using a drill press table lift, (my table is very heavy especially when I have a vise on it).

[@Jimmeh_B]

As a mechanic, it never ceases to amaze me how people can look at a couch or an arm chair (at least this one has a few moving parts, but a lounge chair has not a single moving part) and say things like "what are you gonna get for $400?". You can buy an entire working registerable CAR for $400!!!! Clearly I'm in the wrong game.

[@didms1526]

Haha John you humour is brilliant 😂

[@wcherry72]

I think that would make a cool fold away work station.

[@tylerstone2917]

Prey Mantis shall be its name!

[@jonnymiskatonic]

A vote for rebuild!