Prototyping

Second Prototype

For this one, I used 1m x 1m of 3 mm thick polypropylene. I kept the "X" Shape, but altered the feet and how all the legs attached. The "X" though caused some twisting and distorting, so that would have to be changed. Once folded, the stool only reached 200 m high. Even though the plastic was stiff, it was still too soft to be able to hold weight without compressing, so there needed to be another support element to stop the sagging. 

Originally, rivets were to be used but the legs were too difficult to hold and keep the rivet in place. I realized also that I needed to fold all 4 legs up at once and use bolts.