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Chair goes too far back
I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden
decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? -- America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the *******s."-- Claire Wolfe |
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On Jun 4, 12:54*pm, Kurt Ullman wrote:
I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? Just imagine how much more help we could be if we had even the slightest inkling as to what type of chair you are talking about. "a chair for my outdoor table on the deck" doesn't give us a lot to work with. |
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On Tue, 4 Jun 2013 11:20:36 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote: On Jun 4, 12:54*pm, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? Just imagine how much more help we could be if we had even the slightest inkling as to what type of chair you are talking about. "a chair for my outdoor table on the deck" doesn't give us a lot to work with. Like some things here, we need a make and model number:-\ |
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Oren wrote: On Tue, 4 Jun 2013 11:20:36 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 wrote: On Jun 4, 12:54*pm, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? Just imagine how much more help we could be if we had even the slightest inkling as to what type of chair you are talking about. "a chair for my outdoor table on the deck" doesn't give us a lot to work with. Like some things here, we need a make and model number:-\ It is just a generic chair for an outside table. When you lean back it keeps going over. I can't find either. This is what it looks like. The ones with the round bases. http://www.doitbest.com/Patio+sets-D...doitbest-sku-8 00281.dib -- America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the *******s."-- Claire Wolfe |
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On 06/04/2013 11:20 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Jun 4, 12:54 pm, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? Just imagine how much more help we could be if we had even the slightest inkling as to what type of chair you are talking about. "a chair for my outdoor table on the deck" doesn't give us a lot to work with. My guess is that it is a reclining chair, which is now reclining too far, to the point that it is wanting to tip backwards. In such a scenario, one would first have to ascertain the specific reclining mechanism (like a spring lever), then find out why it's behavior is different now than it was before (ie, what broke). Jon |
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On Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:34:45 -0400, Kurt Ullman
wrote: It is just a generic chair for an outside table. When you lean back it keeps going over. I can't find either. This is what it looks like. The ones with the round bases. Link fixed: http://www.doitbest.com/Patio+sets-Do+it+Best-model-A-7A06-doitbest-sku-800281.dib Check under the seat. Ensure the seat is fastened to the swivel base. |
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We need photos. Too many different types of chairs.
.. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. .. "Kurt Ullman" wrote in message m... I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? -- America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the *******s."-- Claire Wolfe |
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Never worked on one of those. Wish I could offer more.
.. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. .. "Kurt Ullman" wrote in message m... It is just a generic chair for an outside table. When you lean back it keeps going over. I can't find either. This is what it looks like. The ones with the round bases. http://www.doitbest.com/Patio+sets-D...sku-800281.dib America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the *******s."-- Claire Wolfe |
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On Jun 4, 5:05*pm, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:34:45 -0400, Kurt Ullman wrote: It is just a generic chair for an outside table. When you lean back it keeps going over. I can't find either. This is what it looks like. The ones with the round bases. Link fixed: http://www.doitbest.com/Patio+sets-Do+it+Best-model-A-7A06-doitbest-s... Check under the seat. Ensure the seat is fastened to the swivel base. Do you have an identical but non-tipping chair?? Compare the mounting differences. |
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Kurt Ullman belched: In article , Oren wrote: On Tue, 4 Jun 2013 11:20:36 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 wrote: On Jun 4, 12:54 pm, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? Just imagine how much more help we could be if we had even the slightest inkling as to what type of chair you are talking about. "a chair for my outdoor table on the deck" doesn't give us a lot to work with. Like some things here, we need a make and model number:-\ It is just a generic chair for an outside table. When you lean back it keeps going over. I can't find either. This is what it looks like. The ones with the round bases. http://www.doitbest.com/Patio+sets-D...doitbest-sku-8 00281.dib I assume it's a swivel base? If so, the only thing I can think of is the base(post) on the chair is improperly mounted. Try removing it and turning it around, it should change the center of the chair and eliminate the tipping. If not, get new chairsg |
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Jon Danniken wrote: On 06/04/2013 11:20 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote: On Jun 4, 12:54 pm, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? Just imagine how much more help we could be if we had even the slightest inkling as to what type of chair you are talking about. "a chair for my outdoor table on the deck" doesn't give us a lot to work with. My guess is that it is a reclining chair, which is now reclining too far, to the point that it is wanting to tip backwards. In such a scenario, one would first have to ascertain the specific reclining mechanism (like a spring lever), then find out why it's behavior is different now than it was before (ie, what broke). Jon Nothing obvious... even comparing it with the one that is still good. That was one of the reasons I asked for suggestions as to what to look for. -- America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the *******s."-- Claire Wolfe |
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On Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:54:10 -0400, Kurt Ullman
wrote: I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? Move it to the deck rail. Tie it to it if needed. |
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On Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:40:39 -0700, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 4 Jun 2013 11:20:36 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 wrote: On Jun 4, 12:54*pm, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? Just imagine how much more help we could be if we had even the slightest inkling as to what type of chair you are talking about. "a chair for my outdoor table on the deck" doesn't give us a lot to work with. Like some things here, we need a make and model number:-\ Come on Oren, it's just like 1000 other chairs. You can't tell him how to fix it g . I agree, a picture or make/model number always helps for starters. |
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On Tue, 4 Jun 2013 20:04:54 -0500, "ChairMan"
wrote: I assume it's a swivel base? Seems so to me. If so, the only thing I can think of is the base(post) on the chair is improperly mounted. Yes Try removing it and turning it around, it should change the center of the chair and eliminate the tipping. Count the fasteners. If you get an odd number, add one and divide by two. If not, get new chairsg .... or keep counting |
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I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? Some of the new chairs use two rectangular blocks of metal instead of more traditional springs. They are like a single layer leaf spring. If one of the two is broken or has become disconnected, it might not be obvious when looking at it without someone sitting in it try to lean back. |
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"Doug" wrote: On Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:40:39 -0700, Oren wrote: On Tue, 4 Jun 2013 11:20:36 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 wrote: On Jun 4, 12:54*pm, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? Just imagine how much more help we could be if we had even the slightest inkling as to what type of chair you are talking about. "a chair for my outdoor table on the deck" doesn't give us a lot to work with. Like some things here, we need a make and model number:-\ Come on Oren, it's just like 1000 other chairs. You can't tell him how to fix it g . I agree, a picture or make/model number always helps for starters. I have some pics, should have them up on flickr by tomorrow. I'll post the URLs then. -- America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the *******s."-- Claire Wolfe |
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On Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:02:21 -0400, Kurt Ullman
wrote: In article , "Doug" wrote: On Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:40:39 -0700, Oren wrote: On Tue, 4 Jun 2013 11:20:36 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 wrote: On Jun 4, 12:54*pm, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? Just imagine how much more help we could be if we had even the slightest inkling as to what type of chair you are talking about. "a chair for my outdoor table on the deck" doesn't give us a lot to work with. Like some things here, we need a make and model number:-\ Come on Oren, it's just like 1000 other chairs. You can't tell him how to fix it g . I agree, a picture or make/model number always helps for starters. I have some pics, should have them up on flickr by tomorrow. I'll post the URLs then. Kurt, I didn't mean to sound like I was getting on your case. I meant it in a generic sense and I know sometimes we all forget. |
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"Doug" wrote: On Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:02:21 -0400, Kurt Ullman wrote: In article , "Doug" wrote: On Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:40:39 -0700, Oren wrote: On Tue, 4 Jun 2013 11:20:36 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 wrote: On Jun 4, 12:54*pm, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? Just imagine how much more help we could be if we had even the slightest inkling as to what type of chair you are talking about. "a chair for my outdoor table on the deck" doesn't give us a lot to work with. Like some things here, we need a make and model number:-\ Come on Oren, it's just like 1000 other chairs. You can't tell him how to fix it g . I agree, a picture or make/model number always helps for starters. I have some pics, should have them up on flickr by tomorrow. I'll post the URLs then. Kurt, I didn't mean to sound like I was getting on your case. I meant it in a generic sense and I know sometimes we all forget. I just took it as a suggestion of how I could get better advice. Nothing more. After 15 years as a Psych RN, I am hard to upset anyway. As I mention to people quite often it is hard to get my riled up since I am used to having been insulted by pros (grin). -- America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the *******s."-- Claire Wolfe |
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On Jun 5, 8:53*am, Kurt Ullman wrote:
In article , *"Doug" wrote: On Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:02:21 -0400, Kurt Ullman wrote: In article , "Doug" wrote: On Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:40:39 -0700, Oren wrote: On Tue, 4 Jun 2013 11:20:36 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 wrote: On Jun 4, 12:54*pm, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? Just imagine how much more help we could be if we had even the slightest inkling as to what type of chair you are talking about. "a chair for my outdoor table on the deck" doesn't give us a lot to work with. Like some things here, we need a make and model number:-\ Come on Oren, it's just like 1000 other chairs. * You can't tell him how to fix it g . I agree, a picture or make/model number always helps for starters. I have some pics, should have them up on flickr by tomorrow. I'll post the URLs then. Kurt, I didn't mean to sound like I was getting on your case. *I meant it in a generic sense and I know sometimes we all forget. I just took it as a suggestion of how I could get better advice. Nothing more. After 15 years as a Psych RN, I am hard to upset anyway. As I mention to people quite often it is hard to get my riled up since I am used to having been insulted by pros (grin). -- America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the *******s."-- Claire Wolfe Kurt- I stayed out of the thread until some of the details were sorted out. I've sat in these (similar) chairs at someone's house.. they fun & comfortable but I found them to be border line for me wrt to balance. I've had them "spook" me a couple times by giving me the feeling they were going over backwards. I always felt that the circular bases were just a bit too small. But if you've got some chairs that "work" & one that doesn't, I'm a bit stumped ... maybe just variation in spring force? |
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On Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:54:10 -0400, Kurt Ullman
wrote: I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? Connect the chair to a 240 volt outlet, with a nearby switch. Then invite someone you hate to come over for cocktails. Sit them in that chair, and you can figure out the rest...... |
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Kurt Ullman wrote:
I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? I had an office chair I landed on my ass a few times. Duct tape it. Greg |
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On Jun 5, 10:53*am, Kurt Ullman wrote:
In article , *"Doug" wrote: On Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:02:21 -0400, Kurt Ullman wrote: In article , "Doug" wrote: On Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:40:39 -0700, Oren wrote: On Tue, 4 Jun 2013 11:20:36 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 wrote: On Jun 4, 12:54*pm, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? Just imagine how much more help we could be if we had even the slightest inkling as to what type of chair you are talking about. "a chair for my outdoor table on the deck" doesn't give us a lot to work with. Like some things here, we need a make and model number:-\ Come on Oren, it's just like 1000 other chairs. * You can't tell him how to fix it g . I agree, a picture or make/model number always helps for starters. I have some pics, should have them up on flickr by tomorrow. I'll post the URLs then. Kurt, I didn't mean to sound like I was getting on your case. *I meant it in a generic sense and I know sometimes we all forget. I just took it as a suggestion of how I could get better advice. Nothing more. After 15 years as a Psych RN, I am hard to upset anyway. As I mention to people quite often it is hard to get my riled up since I am used to having been insulted by pros (grin). -- America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the *******s."-- Claire Wolfe- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Are you going to post pix of the bad chair as well as pix of a good chair (the actual mechanism, that is, not the catalog/poster pictures you originally posted? |
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On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 19:22:35 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote: Are you going to post pix of the bad chair as well as pix of a good chair (the actual mechanism, that is, not the catalog/poster pictures you originally posted? tap, tap, tap, tap. Standing by. |
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On Jun 6, 3:54*pm, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 19:22:35 -0700 (PDT), " wrote: Are you going to post pix of the bad chair as well as pix of a good chair (the actual mechanism, that is, not the catalog/poster pictures you originally posted? tap, tap, tap, tap. Standing by. I don't know what all the fuss is about. It's a generic chair, so any generic fix should work. |
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On Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:08:07 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote: On Jun 6, 3:54*pm, Oren wrote: On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 19:22:35 -0700 (PDT), " wrote: Are you going to post pix of the bad chair as well as pix of a good chair (the actual mechanism, that is, not the catalog/poster pictures you originally posted? tap, tap, tap, tap. Standing by. I don't know what all the fuss is about. It's a generic chair, so any generic fix should work. Name one. |
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On Jun 6, 4:24*pm, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:08:07 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 wrote: On Jun 6, 3:54*pm, Oren wrote: On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 19:22:35 -0700 (PDT), " wrote: Are you going to post pix of the bad chair as well as pix of a good chair (the actual mechanism, that is, not the catalog/poster pictures you originally posted? tap, tap, tap, tap. Standing by. I don't know what all the fuss is about. It's a generic chair, so any generic fix should work. Name one Can't...he needs the generic fix that is specific to his generic chair. |
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Oren wrote: On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 19:22:35 -0700 (PDT), " wrote: Are you going to post pix of the bad chair as well as pix of a good chair (the actual mechanism, that is, not the catalog/poster pictures you originally posted? tap, tap, tap, tap. Standing by. Sorry. Client problems have surfaced. It may be this weekend before I have the time. I'll post when I get them up. -- America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the *******s."-- Claire Wolfe |
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On 6/5/2013 8:47 PM, gregz wrote:
Kurt Ullman wrote: I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? I had an office chair I landed on my ass a few times. Duct tape it. Greg His ass? |
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On 6/11/2013 8:43 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On 6/5/2013 8:47 PM, gregz wrote: Kurt Ullman wrote: I have a chair for my outdoor table on the deck that has all of sudden decided to go back WAY too far and nearly tips over. Any suggestions on how to either fix it or McGyver something so it won't kill people? I had an office chair I landed on my ass a few times. Duct tape it. Greg His ass? What's a donkey got to do with it? ^_^ TDD |
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