Uncovered what I believe are Yankee Stadium Seats...

[Butch7999]

Hopefully no one will mind too much if we tack an only slightly related question onto this thread rather than starting a new one.
Jeff's stadium seats remind us of a project we've put off for a long time, being at somewhat of a loss as to how to proceed,
and maybe someone here will have answers or suggestions.
We have a joined pair of arena seats in pretty nice shape, but the problem is that unlike the Milwaukee seats, they have no base per se.
Look at the side view of the Milwaukee seats, and picture them without that lateral ground-level folded bar and upright support --
that's how ours are, as they were bolted not into a metal support like Jeff's are but instead bolted right into the concrete riser behind them.
What would you stadium/arena seat guys do to make them usable, without a huge expenditure? We had anticipated that having
a professional metalworker duplicate something like the bases for the Milwaukee seats would cost quite a pretty penny...

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by Butch7999

Hopefully no one will mind too much if we tack an only slightly related question onto this thread rather than starting a new one.
Jeff's stadium seats remind us of a project we've put off for a long time, being at somewhat of a loss as to how to proceed,
and maybe someone here will have answers or suggestions.
We have a joined pair of arena seats in pretty nice shape, but the problem is that unlike the Milwaukee seats, they have no base per se.
Look at the side view of the Milwaukee seats, and picture them without that lateral ground-level folded bar and upright support --
that's how ours are, as they were bolted not into a metal support like Jeff's are but instead bolted right into the concrete riser behind them.
What would you stadium/arena seat guys do to make them usable, without a huge expenditure? We had anticipated that having
a professional metalworker duplicate something like the bases for the Milwaukee seats would cost quite a pretty penny...

I don't know anything about the company selling these, but the product they advertise is I think what you're looking for. Pretty sure they are not the only folks making or selling them.

http://www.stadiumseatdepot.com/

[Butch7999]

Wow, great lead -- thanks for the info!

[murphusa]

Butch
you can also get them here

http://www.archerseating.com/category/faq/

[Butch7999]

Hi Jim -- thanks to you as well for the heads-up!

[ooo-ribay]

A buddy of mine made these....for 5 Seals Stadium seats....as you can see, the material cost was minimal and they work great. I had an extra set, which I sold for $20 on ebay. Some jerk had to email me while they were for sale to tell me they were junk (they weren't) and that his $100 stands were way better. I think I replied, "who asked you, anyway?"

[JMEnglish27]

I hope the OP wasnt too disappointed to find out they're Milwaukee and not Yankee Stadium. They're absolutely gorgeous regardless of origin...what a find.

Personally? I'd paint or restore the distressed wood slats but NOT the metal. Leave that original aside from matched-color touch up on the rusted portions, then maybe a clear lacquer over top - preserve the original numbering.

I dont know if that a hobby-proper way to go about it (and I'd certainly ask around before proceeding if they were mine)...but it's a good start.