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Noisy office chair.
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nctnico:

--- Quote from: HighVoltage on April 30, 2018, 09:42:13 am ---In my experience, a good chair starts at around 700 Euro
Never look for good chairs in office supply stores, they all suck, no matter how much they cost.

--- End quote ---
You have to specify that a little bit further. Stores like Staples and Ikea won't have good chairs but the companies which are office furniture dealers will have the good stuff. The shop I go to is basically an office furniture dealer but they also carry office supplies (don't ask me why but apparantly it helps not to be forgotten by their customers).
Electro Detective:
$700 Euros?   :o

Most chairs in OfficeWorks over here get pretty good at the $70 mark, up to $300+

Some of their cheapies under 70 can be pretty good too if the seat sponge is generous and you can live without arm rests

and I've found out the hard way that no arm rests are better than badly designed ones  :--
VK5RC:
Re trying to quieten the chair, I would try some carbon graphite paste, it is used to stop carbon fibre bike frames from creaking - esp where the seat post enters the frame - a high-end bike shop will have some. Failing that I would try some silicon spray lubricant.
paulca:

--- Quote from: VK5RC on April 30, 2018, 11:51:44 pm ---Re trying to quieten the chair, I would try some carbon graphite paste, it is used to stop carbon fibre bike frames from creaking - esp where the seat post enters the frame - a high-end bike shop will have some. Failing that I would try some silicon spray lubricant.

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I'd be wary of using a lubricant on the adjustment clutches, if the chair has them.  They are just dry metal plates compressed together with a spring.  In the case of my chair it was the clutches slipping that caused the noise.  Adding lubricant to them may cause them to slip a lot more and destroy the adjustment of the chair.
Electro Detective:
is steve30 still with us?    :-// 

Hoping he hasn't had a mishap trying to sort out the chair with the advice offered,

slipped and laying on the floor waiting for paramedics and news reporters to rock up

 :D
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