I have a pretty expensive chair, but not because it is feature rich, but because it has a large platform/seat designed for a large/overweight person. It’s rated for 400lbs, I think.
I’m not a large person however.
My reason for doing this is that I generally sit cross-legged, so I need a bit more room and no arm rails, or at least arm rails that can be removed.
Currently I’m sitting with my chair in the highest position, because, after reading Mac’s story, I was curious if the piston still worked. But I usually use it in the lowest position so it really doesn’t matter if the piston fails.
The seat of my chair is big enough to accommodate Buddha so it’s pretty comfortable for sitting cross legged.
The back can be removed, because I never really use it, but sometimes I hang green screen material on it, so I just put it back as far as it will go, so it’s out of the way.
Decent game yesterday, although I think the referees were too involved throughout the game with penalties and slow play reviews. I wonder too what drugs they pumped into Mahomes after his ankle injury late in the first half when he limped off the field in obvious pain only to return in the second as agile as a gazelle.
Chair repairs -- I didn’t know that you could buy replacement pistons either, Paddy,but they are available on Amazon for around $40. Much cheaper than a new chair. Now if I can just pound out the old one -- I’ll spend some time on it today. There’s some other creative ways of forcing a chair back up to the correct height, an Al shim looks doable, but none as extensive as what Mac does.
It can be hard to get the shaft out of the taper mount as there is the valve button on the end that the adjustment arm presses on. I found it much easier to tap (pound) on the seat frame near the socket with a steel hammer. The vibration knocked it loose quickly. Energy has to go somewhere and it often works to separate parts, I use a small brass hammer on revolver frames to pop out side plates. This worked twice for me with no damage to anything. I took it apart the first time to measure everything and plan my project. The second time to install the parts. My biggest concern was getting the cut end of the tube square so it would bear evenly. I worried this would be hard without a lathe or mill, but with my small belt sander set up right it was easy to get the end very square, it was right on with the machinist square I was using to check, probably better than the chair parts I was matching.
Got ‘er done. Had to remove the armrests and back, then took it outside between two sawhorses. Used a socket and a sledgehammer to beat out the piston from the wheel base, then had Mrs Sevn hold the seat while I used a large pipe wrench to twist it out from seat base. Damn, that thing was well truly stuck.
I bought two replacements gas lifts -- one for me and one Mrs Sven. I hesitate to work on hers now. Have to wait for the weekend.
I never knew if generic replacements would fit the taper sockets. If you do try Mrs. Sven’s chair, you might try rapping the frame wall near the socket with a steel hammer. I have struggled before but it popped right out when I tried this. In fact, it came out before I realized it. I pushed the chair and it came apart. I just laid it on it’s side with a towel to protect it. I did not have to pull off the bottom base for my repair as I did not replace the piston assembly. Even if you need to knock it off, it should be easier off the chair, no chair disassembly needed.
I thought some of those play review decisions were highly questionable. It was a pretty clean game, by NFL standards and I didn’t see much in the way of petty pushing and shoving. Whoever designed the half-time show should be pillaried in the public square.
Happy Monday, Gerbil Nation!
Good morning, dv8 (and Harper!), Sven, and Mac!
Interesting discussion about chairs. My current desk chair is an exercise ball, sitting in a frame with casters to raise it off the floor. It forces me to sit upright, engages my core muscles, and has helped reduce back issues. I’ve had it for a little over a year and it works well. There’s definitely no leaning back in it, though!
Yep, with the addition of a metal rod that arcs across the front from the base to hold the ball in place. BTW, the back exists only to help with exercises, not to lean back against.
I was wondering about who owns our national debt -- I figured it would be China or some other equally onerous country. Nope. According to this, it’s us:
Many people believe that much of the U.S. national debt is owed to foreign countries like China and Japan, but the truth is that most of it is owed to Social Security and pension funds right here in the U.S. This means that U.S. citizens own most of the national debt.
So if I understand things right, social security is going to run out of money because it loaned its funds to the govt?
That sounds about right. The politicians claim that the funds are invested in government bonds. so we just have to get the government to pay back SS. Sounds a bit circular, doesn’t it?
Morning GN.
Re Chairs:
I have a pretty expensive chair, but not because it is feature rich, but because it has a large platform/seat designed for a large/overweight person. It’s rated for 400lbs, I think.
I’m not a large person however.
My reason for doing this is that I generally sit cross-legged, so I need a bit more room and no arm rails, or at least arm rails that can be removed.
Currently I’m sitting with my chair in the highest position, because, after reading Mac’s story, I was curious if the piston still worked. But I usually use it in the lowest position so it really doesn’t matter if the piston fails.
The seat of my chair is big enough to accommodate Buddha so it’s pretty comfortable for sitting cross legged.
The back can be removed, because I never really use it, but sometimes I hang green screen material on it, so I just put it back as far as it will go, so it’s out of the way.
And that’s my chair story.
Mac’s repair story is much better.
Don’t Fear the Repair, as it were.
Hi, Dv8 -- good morning, GN.
Decent game yesterday, although I think the referees were too involved throughout the game with penalties and slow play reviews. I wonder too what drugs they pumped into Mahomes after his ankle injury late in the first half when he limped off the field in obvious pain only to return in the second as agile as a gazelle.
Chair repairs -- I didn’t know that you could buy replacement pistons either, Paddy,but they are available on Amazon for around $40. Much cheaper than a new chair. Now if I can just pound out the old one -- I’ll spend some time on it today. There’s some other creative ways of forcing a chair back up to the correct height, an Al shim looks doable, but none as extensive as what Mac does.
It can be hard to get the shaft out of the taper mount as there is the valve button on the end that the adjustment arm presses on. I found it much easier to tap (pound) on the seat frame near the socket with a steel hammer. The vibration knocked it loose quickly. Energy has to go somewhere and it often works to separate parts, I use a small brass hammer on revolver frames to pop out side plates. This worked twice for me with no damage to anything. I took it apart the first time to measure everything and plan my project. The second time to install the parts. My biggest concern was getting the cut end of the tube square so it would bear evenly. I worried this would be hard without a lathe or mill, but with my small belt sander set up right it was easy to get the end very square, it was right on with the machinist square I was using to check, probably better than the chair parts I was matching.
Got ‘er done. Had to remove the armrests and back, then took it outside between two sawhorses. Used a socket and a sledgehammer to beat out the piston from the wheel base, then had Mrs Sevn hold the seat while I used a large pipe wrench to twist it out from seat base. Damn, that thing was well truly stuck.
I bought two replacements gas lifts -- one for me and one Mrs Sven. I hesitate to work on hers now. Have to wait for the weekend.
I never knew if generic replacements would fit the taper sockets. If you do try Mrs. Sven’s chair, you might try rapping the frame wall near the socket with a steel hammer. I have struggled before but it popped right out when I tried this. In fact, it came out before I realized it. I pushed the chair and it came apart. I just laid it on it’s side with a towel to protect it. I did not have to pull off the bottom base for my repair as I did not replace the piston assembly. Even if you need to knock it off, it should be easier off the chair, no chair disassembly needed.
I thought some of those play review decisions were highly questionable. It was a pretty clean game, by NFL standards and I didn’t see much in the way of petty pushing and shoving. Whoever designed the half-time show should be pillaried in the public square.
The couple we were with and then my boss today didn’t like the Jesus commercials. I thought they were fine.
We all thought they were fine, as well. How did they feel about the Scientology commercial?
Huh. Good point. No one said a word about that one. Funny, huh?
Happy Monday, Gerbil Nation!
Good morning, dv8 (and Harper!), Sven, and Mac!
Interesting discussion about chairs. My current desk chair is an exercise ball, sitting in a frame with casters to raise it off the floor. It forces me to sit upright, engages my core muscles, and has helped reduce back issues. I’ve had it for a little over a year and it works well. There’s definitely no leaning back in it, though!
Is it something like this?
Yep, with the addition of a metal rod that arcs across the front from the base to hold the ball in place. BTW, the back exists only to help with exercises, not to lean back against.
Thanks, something to consider.
I was wondering about who owns our national debt -- I figured it would be China or some other equally onerous country. Nope. According to this, it’s us:
So if I understand things right, social security is going to run out of money because it loaned its funds to the govt?
https://www.thebalancemoney.com/who-owns-the-u-s-national-debt-3306124
That sounds about right. The politicians claim that the funds are invested in government bonds. so we just have to get the government to pay back SS. Sounds a bit circular, doesn’t it?