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CopperCone:
Ugh, that will accumulate dust. My chair was fixed for some reason by putting castor oil on the interface between the bolts and the wooden bottom  :-// I don't know if it soaked into the wood and tightened the fit or what. Had to do it every 3 months or so. Otherwise it would fucking shriek.

If you have a chair that uses wood and screws/bolts that go into it, I recommend soaking the area around the bolts with water, letting it absorb and then using linseed oil to seal it (like a hammer head or a barrel)

SeanB:
My one chair that squeaked was fixed by using a welder to repair the cracked steel plates of the base, and then painting and oiling the rest of it. Seeing as it is around 40 years old, having fatigue was not exactly unexpected, as I got it on an auction a long time ago. The other I ust put a drop of oil and some grease on the swivel point every so often, as the original grease they used is both mostly turned to powder, and also was there in such a minimal amount that 1 small 50g tube would likely have done 500 chairs. I used some nice stringy axle grease blended with black moly loaded CV joint grease, as it will stick to anything ( including PTFE) and is a really good low speed lubricant, though it is stringy and tacky forever. Would use fork lift chain grease but have none to hand, that stuff really sticks, but as it quickly gets a dust coat it is not sticky in use.

With plastic parts dry chain lube for bicycles works well, it both is clear and generally does not harm plastic, though you will have to be careful in application, as it is like glue in it's ability to attach to surfaces.

NiHaoMike:

--- Quote from: GreyWoolfe on May 07, 2018, 07:40:06 pm ---The cheapest nod to ergonomics I have are a pair of Anker vertical mice.  One is on my docked company laptop and the other on my main computer.  About $20 USD each and much more comfortable to use with my arthritic hands than a standard mouse.  They are funny looking, though.

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Any that have a tilt wheel? Horizontal scrolling is something I use quite a bit.

GreyWoolfe:

--- Quote from: NiHaoMike on June 17, 2018, 02:27:38 pm ---
--- Quote from: GreyWoolfe on May 07, 2018, 07:40:06 pm ---The cheapest nod to ergonomics I have are a pair of Anker vertical mice.  One is on my docked company laptop and the other on my main computer.  About $20 USD each and much more comfortable to use with my arthritic hands than a standard mouse.  They are funny looking, though.

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Any that have a tilt wheel? Horizontal scrolling is something I use quite a bit.

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The one that I have does have a tilt wheel.  I don't ever use it but it is there.  There are also forward and back buttons that I do use.  These aren't made for small hands.  There is a company that makes vertical mice, Evoluent and they come in different sizes.  They are expensive, about $90 USD, but they come in small, medium and large.  I didn't look into it enough to see if they have tilt wheels.  My hands are quite large so the Anker works for me.  It doesn't work for Mrs GreyWoolfe.  I bought one of the 2 for her but her hands are too small so she gave it back to me.  I will probably pick up a 3rd for my ham radio computer just because it feels so good to use compared to a regular mouse.  Then maybe a 4th for the workbench but I would have to change out my regular KVM switch for a USB KVM switch to make it work.

AndersonJoan:

--- Quote from: frozenfrogz on April 28, 2018, 11:13:45 pm ---Wow, that would annoy the hell out of me! :scared:

One thing you could try is to impregnate all the crevices with glycerol.
I am proposing glycerol in favor of mineral oil, because it is water soluble, so it does not permanently stain your clothes if you happen to apply it a bit too generously. :)

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you can try to change the shock absorbers

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