On Tue, 14 May 2013 19:18:56 -0700 (PDT), Stanley Schaefer
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On May 13, 9:22*pm, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 13 May 2013 17:09:36 -0700, Larry Jaques





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On Sun, 12 May 2013 22:42:38 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
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Larry Jaques wrote:

On Sun, 12 May 2013 13:41:47 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
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Larry Jaques wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

* Office supply stores used to stock Tempered Masonite chair mats,
before the molded plastic ones were available. *I saw a homemade one the
other day, for a large computer desk.

Oversized casters help there, too. *If he goes with the masonite, the
larger wheels would do a bit less damage and make it last longer. If
he goes with carpet, they make it easier to roll on that, too. *Since
all the new chairs are adjustable in height, taller wheels don't make
a difference to the user.

*Unless the user has very short legs.

No, because the pneumatic cylinder is usually adjustable enough to
lower the seat accordingly. *YMMV

* Some don't go high enough for me. *Not all the cylinders are created
the same. *I am in the process of getting rid of a bunch of broken &
worn out chairs. *Most have bad cylinders, some have multiple cracks,
and the others have too many stripped out bolt holes. *They have all
passed their useful life, and just aren't worth more time & money for
another round of repairs. *A couple of the molded plastic bases have let
the tube slide down enough to drag on the floor.

Bummer.

* I was looking at this chair. *It has a heavy duty cylinder.

Umm, all I can say is "RUN AWAY!"

http://www.everythingfurniture.com/off4-leather-office-chair-3.html?c...

That's a cardboard chair with maybe half an inch of padding in it. The
heavy-duty cylinder you see is really a cheap plastic cover over a
puny cylinder, I'll bet. *($10? *When I bet, it's a sure thing, 'cuz I
can't afford to lose that much.) *At $79, that's a cheapo pigskin
chair from Chiwan.

Id agree.

If you want a GOOD chair..hit business closings. *Office furniture is
seldom sold *at the auction except in job lots...and often you can
give the buyer $20 for a chair of that sort..because they are their
for the filing cabinets, etc etc

Gunner


The ones to get are Aeron brand. You can get parts for them and if
you have to park your butt for hours like I do for programming, they
are about as comfortable as an office chair gets. The seat is contour
mesh instead of foam over plywood or particle board and everything
adjusts. The mesh makes for good air circulation, more like a hammock
for your butt. Too bad list is in 4 figures, businesses get
depreciation on them, though. One of the guys I know at work managed
to pick one up used for like $350 for home use, he's got a bad back
and needed it at home for the computer. At auction, who knows? I've
heard of the company fixing ones with bad lift cylinders gratis, don't
know if they still do it, though.

And I've never seen metal filing cabinets ever go at an auction,
nobody wants them, at least around here. Last office equipment
auction I was at, the auctioneer wanted $5 for a good-looking group of
5 5 drawer cabinets, didn't get it, no bids.

Stan
Last business auction I was at the little filing cabinets went for
about 25% of new, and big ones about a buck more - laterals went for
about $50. But that was about 8 or 10 years ago.