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Copper Chair Doubles As An Elevated Sprinkler
David G. Walton of Kankakee, Ill., made an unusual lawn chair out of copper fittings and pipe he bought at a going-out-of-business auction.
One rainy day, after retiring from the plumbing and heating business, he went into his shop and started sweating joints together. The first chair was very straight. "It loo
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Copper Chair Doubles As An Elevated Sprinkler FARM HOME Furniture 29-3-31 David G. Walton of Kankakee, Ill., made an unusual lawn chair out of copper fittings and pipe he bought at a going-out-of-business auction.
One rainy day, after retiring from the plumbing and heating business, he went into his shop and started sweating joints together. The first chair was very straight. "It looked like an execution chair. Being made of copper, I'm sure it would have worked well for that purpose," he says.
His second try looked more "normal" and he put a thin nylon lawn chair cushion on it.
Walton installed a quick-connect hose fitting to the bottom rear cross piece and a male hose nib on the top of the back where he attaches a garden sprinkler.
"When I'm working in the garden, I have a place to sit down and rest and if it's real hot, I can wear my cutoffs and sit under the sprinkler. The well water flowing through the whole chair causes the seat and back to get downright cold," he says.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, David G. Walton, 4944 E. Exline Club Rd., Kankakee, Ill. 60901 (ph 815 933-0891; email: walton4944@hotmail.com)
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