Guys,
Anything available to stop my office chair with the hard plastic wheels on
the bottom from scratching the polish on the new oak floor I have just
laid? Can you get soft nylon wheels instead?

Thanks.

--
===============================================
Thanks,

Steve

"There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it". Oscar Wilde

Use ROT13 for my email:

On May 12, 10:33 am, Kaiser Sose wrote:

Anything available to stop my office chair scratching the polish on oak floor?

Remove the rollers.

In article ,
Kaiser Sose writes:
Guys,
Anything available to stop my office chair with the hard plastic wheels on
the bottom from scratching the polish on the new oak floor I have just
laid? Can you get soft nylon wheels instead?

You can get wheels with a soft rim for hard floors.
Last time I bought an office chair from IKEA, I had
to specify if I wanted plastic or rubber wheels.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

Kaiser Sose wrote:
Guys,
Anything available to stop my office chair with the hard plastic wheels on
the bottom from scratching the polish on the new oak floor I have just
laid? Can you get soft nylon wheels instead?

Thanks.


Buy one of those plastic floor protectors designed to be used under
office chairs?

http://www.office365.co.uk/Office-En...-Chair-Mat.htm

http://www.amazon.co.uk/5-Star-Offic.../dp/B000I2BZ7M

http://www.old-fashioned-values.com/...otector-48.htm



Styx

"Kaiser Sose" wrote in message
...
Guys,
Anything available to stop my office chair with the hard plastic wheels on
the bottom from scratching the polish on the new oak floor I have just
laid?

A mat. There are even shaped ones, specifically designed for use with office
chairs at desks.

Colin Bignell.

On Sat, 12 May 2007 04:33:47 -0500, Kaiser Sose wrote:

Guys,
Anything available to stop my office chair with the hard plastic wheels on
the bottom from scratching the polish on the new oak floor I have just
laid? Can you get soft nylon wheels instead?

Thanks.

I use a rug. It looks nicer than plastic floor covering.
Even a "soft" wheel in frequent contact with a polished floor will
leave a mark. My rug and hard plastic wheeled char are on a softwood
floor which is far more prone to marking than Oak. Still no marks on
the floor after 2 years of use.
--
Regards,
Mike Halmarack

And similarly:

Where can I get a sheet of transparent flexible pvc about 2.5mm thick to
protect a table top from childrens biro's etc? I know somebody has done
this before because I have seen children's desks on sale with said material
already on. Yet whenever I ask about such a simple thing as 'where do you
get this from' in the shops, nobody has any idea. There are large - very
expensive - cutting mats, and there are shaped desk protectors a bit bigger
than an old fashioned blotter: but a simple sheet of plastic that you cut to
size yourself - No chance!

Or so it seems...

S


"nightjar .uk.com" nightjar@insert my surnme here wrote in message
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"Kaiser Sose" wrote in message
...
Guys,
Anything available to stop my office chair with the hard plastic wheels
on
the bottom from scratching the polish on the new oak floor I have just
laid?

A mat. There are even shaped ones, specifically designed for use with
office chairs at desks.

Colin Bignell.

On Sat, 12 May 2007 12:33:43 GMT, "spamlet"
wrote:

And similarly:

Where can I get a sheet of transparent flexible pvc about 2.5mm thick to
protect a table top from childrens biro's etc? I know somebody has done
this before because I have seen children's desks on sale with said material
already on. Yet whenever I ask about such a simple thing as 'where do you
get this from' in the shops, nobody has any idea. There are large - very
expensive - cutting mats, and there are shaped desk protectors a bit bigger
than an old fashioned blotter: but a simple sheet of plastic that you cut to
size yourself - No chance!

Or so it seems..

I look back fondly to the days when a quick sanding solved any
problems like this. Now of course we all tend to be a lot posher, so
maybe some visquin (do they still cal it that?) from the builder's
merchant would do the trick.

--
Regards,
Mike Halmarack

spamlet wrote:

Where can I get a sheet of transparent flexible pvc about 2.5mm thick to
protect a table top from childrens biro's etc?

I suspect part of your problem is that PVC isn't good material for that
use, particularly not transparent PVC which doesn't have a cloth
reinforcement.

Not PVC, but suitable material:

http://www.polymax.co.uk/Catalogue%2...0Silicone%20Pr
oducts%20Pages/01%20Silicone%20Rubber%20Solid%20Sheet.htm#60T

PVC, transparent.

http://www.glowshop.com/index.html?lang=en-uk&target=d30.html

Personally I'd just buy a cheap PVC tablecloth for the anklebiters. Most
fabric shops sell cloth reinforced PVC for affordable prices.

On Sat, 12 May 2007 15:40:37 +0100, Owain
wrote:

Mike Halmarack wrote:
Where can I get a sheet of transparent flexible pvc about 2.5mm thick to
protect a table top from childrens biro's etc?
I look back fondly to the days when a quick sanding solved any
problems like this.

I don't think sanding children is allowed now.

Just as well. I wouldn't fancy the chances of my old Bosch orbital
against the sort of chrome plated, pearl handled hardware children
seem to be waving around these days.


I can remember at primary school, as a very special end of term treat we
were all "allowed" to sandpaper our desks and revarnish them.

The floor got a bit sticky but the desks did look very nice.

Owain

--
Regards,
Mike Halmarack

On 2007-05-13 09:14:45 +0100, Mike Halmarack said:

On Sat, 12 May 2007 15:40:37 +0100, Owain
wrote:

Mike Halmarack wrote:
Where can I get a sheet of transparent flexible pvc about 2.5mm thick to
protect a table top from childrens biro's etc?
I look back fondly to the days when a quick sanding solved any
problems like this.

I don't think sanding children is allowed now.

Just as well. I wouldn't fancy the chances of my old Bosch orbital
against the sort of chrome plated, pearl handled hardware children
seem to be waving around these days.



I thought they were trying to discourage children from bringing mobile
phones into school...

On Sun, 13 May 2007 09:31:01 +0100, Andy Hall
wrote:

On 2007-05-13 09:14:45 +0100, Mike Halmarack said:

On Sat, 12 May 2007 15:40:37 +0100, Owain
wrote:

Mike Halmarack wrote:
Where can I get a sheet of transparent flexible pvc about 2.5mm thick to
protect a table top from childrens biro's etc?
I look back fondly to the days when a quick sanding solved any
problems like this.

I don't think sanding children is allowed now.

Just as well. I wouldn't fancy the chances of my old Bosch orbital
against the sort of chrome plated, pearl handled hardware children
seem to be waving around these days.



I thought they were trying to discourage children from bringing mobile
phones into school...

DRAW! your own conclusions.

--
Regards,
Mike Halmarack

On 2007-05-13 11:54:22 +0100, Mike Halmarack said:

On Sun, 13 May 2007 09:31:01 +0100, Andy Hall
wrote:

On 2007-05-13 09:14:45 +0100, Mike Halmarack said:

On Sat, 12 May 2007 15:40:37 +0100, Owain
wrote:

Mike Halmarack wrote:
Where can I get a sheet of transparent flexible pvc about 2.5mm thick to
protect a table top from childrens biro's etc?
I look back fondly to the days when a quick sanding solved any
problems like this.

I don't think sanding children is allowed now.

Just as well. I wouldn't fancy the chances of my old Bosch orbital
against the sort of chrome plated, pearl handled hardware children
seem to be waving around these days.



I thought they were trying to discourage children from bringing mobile
phones into school...

DRAW! your own conclusions.

I was looking for ammunition of that calibre.

On Sun, 13 May 2007 12:12:14 +0100, Andy Hall
wrote:

On 2007-05-13 11:54:22 +0100, Mike Halmarack said:

On Sun, 13 May 2007 09:31:01 +0100, Andy Hall
wrote:

On 2007-05-13 09:14:45 +0100, Mike Halmarack said:

On Sat, 12 May 2007 15:40:37 +0100, Owain
wrote:

Mike Halmarack wrote:
Where can I get a sheet of transparent flexible pvc about 2.5mm thick to
protect a table top from childrens biro's etc?
I look back fondly to the days when a quick sanding solved any
problems like this.

I don't think sanding children is allowed now.

Just as well. I wouldn't fancy the chances of my old Bosch orbital
against the sort of chrome plated, pearl handled hardware children
seem to be waving around these days.



I thought they were trying to discourage children from bringing mobile
phones into school...

DRAW! your own conclusions.

I was looking for ammunition of that calibre.

As long as you don't find it lodged in your chest, good luck.

--
Regards,
Mike Halmarack

On Sun, 13 May 2007 12:26:47 +0100, Mike Halmarack
wrote:

On Sun, 13 May 2007 12:12:14 +0100, Andy Hall
wrote:

On 2007-05-13 11:54:22 +0100, Mike Halmarack said:

On Sun, 13 May 2007 09:31:01 +0100, Andy Hall
wrote:

On 2007-05-13 09:14:45 +0100, Mike Halmarack said:

On Sat, 12 May 2007 15:40:37 +0100, Owain
wrote:

Mike Halmarack wrote:
Where can I get a sheet of transparent flexible pvc about 2.5mm thick to
protect a table top from childrens biro's etc?
I look back fondly to the days when a quick sanding solved any
problems like this.

I don't think sanding children is allowed now.

Just as well. I wouldn't fancy the chances of my old Bosch orbital
against the sort of chrome plated, pearl handled hardware children
seem to be waving around these days.



I thought they were trying to discourage children from bringing mobile
phones into school...

DRAW! your own conclusions.

I was looking for ammunition of that calibre.

As long as you don't find it lodged in your chest, good luck.

Not meaning one of Norm's American Colonial style renditions, BTW
--
Regards,
Mike Halmarack

On Sun, 13 May 2007 13:36:41 +0100, Owain
wrote:

Andy Hall wrote:
DRAW! your own conclusions.
I was looking for ammunition of that calibre.

I think you've won that round.

Did you think of it yourself, or find it in a magazine?

Owain

Looks like me heading for Boot Hill then, Maybe I'll be interred with
my recently asked question about the Freud raised panel door video.
"Raised Panel Doors Made Simple" that is.
--
Regards,
Mike Halmarack

Belated thanks to both Owain and Steve Firth.

I only just noticed your replies when I downloaded a few more hundred
headers - I had not noticed anyone had come back to me on this until now, so
cheers are long overdue.

Steve, I might have asked about silicone rubber sheet if I had thought
there was any chance of getting it, and that it had enough tear resistance -
it might indeed prove to be superior to PVC and may be better at laying flat
and staying put ( I too have env reservations about pvc - though I might be
somewhat allergic to the rubber's plasticisers/acetic acid too...); and
Owain, the Allplas outlet is not far from me at Letchworth, and does seem to
do the clear pvc version, so I should be able to go and have a look and see
if it might be suitable.

Thanks very much for finding the links for me (I did try: honest!).

Cheers,

S


"Steve Firth" wrote in message
...
spamlet wrote:

Where can I get a sheet of transparent flexible pvc about 2.5mm thick to
protect a table top from childrens biro's etc?

I suspect part of your problem is that PVC isn't good material for that
use, particularly not transparent PVC which doesn't have a cloth
reinforcement.

Not PVC, but suitable material:

http://www.polymax.co.uk/Catalogue%2...0Silicone%20Pr
oducts%20Pages/01%20Silicone%20Rubber%20Solid%20Sheet.htm#60T

PVC, transparent.

http://www.glowshop.com/index.html?lang=en-uk&target=d30.html

Personally I'd just buy a cheap PVC tablecloth for the anklebiters. Most
fabric shops sell cloth reinforced PVC for affordable prices.