"larry moe 'n curly" wrote in message
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Jim wrote:

While turning slightly I suddenly found myself on the floor. The
top bracket, a box shaped assembly to mate the chair to the gas
strut portion had sheared.

The exact same thing happened to my chair, only I caught it before it
collapsed. There was a 1-2" crack from one edge to a 1/2" hole. How
can thick steel like that crack on a chair when wood holds up fine?

A combination of things: Poor welding, poor design, poor load distribution,
poor triangulation and bracing, and the poor chair that has to hold up some
fat ass who thinks it's a recliner.

BTW, most of the metal is .065" thick.

Steve