Thanks guys. Steve, what I didn't show is that I actually did more than one prototype using 2x4s to hone in on the hole placement. 3rd (or was the 4th?) time was a charm. I sure wish that Vectric would add parametric design capabilities to Vcarve. That would have made the changes between iterations much easier.
Also, when I was putting in the threaded inserts, I got one of them ever so slightly tilted in the hole (Doh!) and I had to make the matching hole in the metal back slightly larger. I briefly tried to see if I could get the insert out but decided not to risk breaking it. At that point, attaching it to the chair was all that was left and I was ready to be finished with this project.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
