Andy Hall wrote:

On 2007-01-20 16:14:43 +0000, Tim S said:

I have an Ikea high back "executive" office chair - in quite good nick,
other than the gas lift has just died. Operate the lever with no weight
on the chair and it drops to the bottom.

At least it's only *to* the bottom. Remembers ancient JB film with
something like this
where Q does something and JB remarks on it bringing tears to the eyes.


I hate throwing perfectly good stuff away.

You ddi say it was IKEA. Ingvar Kamprad is a known cheapskate.

I find their wares vary quite wildly. I find the Leksvik range is excellent
for the money. I still have some cheap garage wooden shelving which I
tarted up with stain and it's still going strong after 12-13 years. And
just last fortnight I procured 2 £50 pine wooden dining tables, trimmed one
down a little and put end to end in my office/lab. They are fairly well
built and way better than the much more expensive office desks they sell.

OTOH I've had some real crap too. Real Swedes (at least the two I asked)
lump Ikea in with the likes of MFI. One bit of crap was a metal framed sofa
bed with birch spring slats. What let that down was several little plastic
sockets at the end of some slats snapping off, hence slats fall off. No
excuse for not welding on a metal socket - it would make bugger all
difference to the price.

Any tips on how I might source a
new gas strut - and, before I bother taking it to bits (as it still sort
of functions as a chair), is it generally feasible to repair these
things?


There are gas struts from suppliers in the new world. However the
cost of transporting them (the struts not the suppliers) to the old
world is not something which could be covered by Billy Bunter's postal
order.


Short version . It may not be cost effective.

Sadly - but the rest of the chair (wood, foam, covering and feet) are fine.
It's a disgrace to put that lot in the landfill just over one small (and
very recyclable) part. Who knows, maybe I can lock it to some height and
still keep the swivel action somehow...

Cheers

Tim