Older theaters often don't have cup holders installed in the theater seats, which can inconvenience theater goers who want refreshments during a show. With just a few supplies, it is fairly easy to add cup holders to any variety of seats. The project time is minimal and the materials are inexpensive and easy to find.
Instructions
Adding Cup Holders to Theatre Seats
1. Cup holders can be installed on any type of theater seating
Examine the composition of the seat arms. In most cases, unless the arm is made of solid metal such as wrought iron, screws and nuts are preferable to use. Determine what length they should be by measuring the depth of the arm plus cup holder, adding 1/4-inch to the measurement.
If you cannot drill through the arms even with a metal bit, you will be using the glue gun.
2. For arms that can be drilled, place one of the cup holders on the right arm of the chair, and mark around the bottom. Place a small dot at the center of the drawn circle. Mark all arms with a dot that it is approximately where the holes should go.
3. Drill all holes in arm with drill bit, making sure the hole goes all the way through on each.
Drill holes through the bottom center of each cup holder.
4. Place cup holder on top of pre-drilled seat arm, and thread screw through the holes. Put on screw and tighten.
5. In case of arms which cannot be drilled, place a dot of hot glue on the center of the seat arm where you wish the cup holder to be, and firmly set cup holder into place. Let cool until solidly affixed.
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