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Thread: "Soft" chair casters?

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    Another Jim Becker thread back from the dead!

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    I really don't need everything that casters offer. All I ever do is slide my chair straight back to get up and straight forward when I sit. I don't ever move from side to side.

    Ever since I toured a Titan II missile complex, I've wanted an office chair that slides forward and back on a track. No casters. My idea is to take that 5 legged spider off and build a trolley that moves on ball bearings over some angle iron and mount the thing on a nice oak platform.

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    Jim,

    We just installed new hardwood floors in our almost 100 year old house (and that's REALLY OLD in LA) so I would love to hear what you found that actually works. I use the plastic covering in the den but the chair often rolls off it. I just put "socks" on the kitchen chairs that don't roll, but damage the floors with sliding. They are really ugly but seem to work.

    Ellen

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ellen Benkin View Post
    I just put "socks" on the kitchen chairs that don't roll, but damage the floors with sliding. They are really ugly but seem to work.

    Ellen
    Ellen,

    We use some self-adhesive felt "buttons" (1" diameter) on our kitchen chairs. They seem to work pretty well and are not too noticeable. I have to replace them about once a year as the adhesive loses its grip, but they're cheap.

    Gary

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    Holy cow 11 years

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    Didn't notice the date of the original post - some issues are timeless!

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    I have had good results here.... https://casterconnection.com/

    Regards,
    PCG

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    Gary,
    I've tried the self adhesive pads on my kitchen chairs but they wear off too quickly. In my opinion, they are fine for furniture that rarely gets moved, but not for chairs.

    Ellen

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    I use these from Rockler: https://www.rockler.com/plate-or-soc...t-ball-casters Used them on my Claw foot round dinning table for years. They work great and have held up very well, no damage to my kitchen vinyl floor. Eventualy, I will put them on my office chair if I ever finish restoring it. Dan

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