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Old 06-30-2011, 04:05 PM
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Recently while visiting TV noticed someone in the pool had made a floating pool chair out of pool noodles & zip ties. I can't remember how they did it.
Does anyone in TV land know how? Please post instructions Thanks-barb
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Hey Barb,

This is how I put mine together.

Materials:
2 small noodles - $1.88 each at Walmart or $1.99 at Publix
3 cable ties (14 1/2") - purchased at Ace Hardware
1 roll of colored duct tape - purchased at Ace Hardware

1. Take the first noodle and fold it in half.
2. Take the second noodle and bend in a U shape and insert in the middle of the first noodle.
3. Secure the first noodle, so that it remains folded, at each end. with the cable ties.
4. Snip off the excess cable tie material
5. I wrapped over the cable ties with blue duct tape, to match the color of the noodle, so that no one would scratch themselves on the cable tie joint.

Good Luck........Jim
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pleasse post a pitcture
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Old 07-01-2011, 10:28 AM
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How fun is this! In between packing boxes for our move to TV on the 23rd, I thought I'd check out the forums....wow! This place just keeps getting better!!! Can't wait to make my pool chair. Thanks for the directions.
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Hi Jim,
Thanks for the instructions. They worked. Used the pool chair today at Lake Arrowhead pool in Wisconsin. Trying to sell our home in Wis. so that we can move to TV. People in our pool wanted to know how to make one after they saw mine. Thanks Again, Barb
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Hi Jim,
Thanks for the instructions. They worked. Used the pool chair today at Lake Arrowhead pool in Wisconsin. Trying to sell our home in Wis. so that we can move to TV. People in our pool wanted to know how to make one after they saw mine. Thanks Again, Barb
Can someone post a picture so we can see what it's supposed to look like???
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Guess no one wants to bother to post a picture. Too bad.
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Guess no one wants to bother to post a picture. Too bad.
*laughing* yeah... I see that!!! I'll just have to wait to see one!
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*laughing* yeah... I see that!!! I'll just have to wait to see one!
Gee I guess they must be out enjoying the day in their noodle chairs. To get an idea of how it should look just google pool noodle chairs and you will see how the ones you can buy look. It sure helped me to understand how to make my own. I live in NC and you can buy noodles at the Dollar Tree around here.
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Gee I guess they must be out enjoying the day in their noodle chairs. To get an idea of how it should look just google pool noodle chairs and you will see how the ones you can buy look. It sure helped me to understand how to make my own. I live in NC and you can buy noodles at the Dollar Tree around here.
I googled "how to make a noodle chair" and this is what I got.

http://youtu.be/DV14rjOrtZE

This can't be right....
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Pretty good at submitting the picture AND the chair!
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Perfect... thanks!
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Good job with the picture, twotogo!

That's exactly how ours look as well. As jim1941 had suggested, do something with the ends of the zip-tie connections. He chose duct tape for protecting his. I simply snipped the ends off ours "down to the nub" with a utility knife and positioned them such that I don't think they'll be an issue. So far, so good! If they start posing a problem for us, I'll probably try dabbing a blob of silicone sealer on the connections - or maybe some "liquid electrical tape". Ex.: http://www.plastidip.com/home_soluti...cal_Insulation

I'd have posted a picture of our "noodle concoctions"..............except we won't be back to TV til later this fall, which is where the noodles reside. Sniffle............

Bill
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Great job!
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