Well - There goes my chair
10-14-2008, 08:08 PM
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Well - There goes my chair
About 5 minutes ago, my chair collapsed completely. I was sitting there minding my own business doing some online banking, and the next thing I knew I was on the floor. Looks like the chair part sheared itself off of the top of the hydraulic assembly, quite strange.
Here you can see the upper part, and the lever that would engage the piston.
Looks like I will be furniture shopping tomorrow.
Here you can see the upper part, and the lever that would engage the piston.
Looks like I will be furniture shopping tomorrow.
10-14-2008, 08:28 PM
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LOL, I'm scared that my chair is going to collapse now[sm=confused_smile.gif].
Its probably at least 8 years old, so I honestly wouldnt be too surprised.
Its probably at least 8 years old, so I honestly wouldnt be too surprised.
10-14-2008, 08:39 PM
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RE: Well - There goes my chair
Dont go to Wally-World, they will only sell you another chair that is just as inferior.
From the looks of the shorn & tenstioned metal, the steel used is inferior (either that or your bottom is too fat! J/K)
From the looks of the shorn & tenstioned metal, the steel used is inferior (either that or your bottom is too fat! J/K)
10-14-2008, 09:16 PM
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I wish my work chair would break. It drops a quarter inch every 5 minutes or so by itself [:@]
I wish my work chair would break. It drops a quarter inch every 5 minutes or so by itself [:@]
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10-14-2008, 09:47 PM
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ORIGINAL: sheograth
About 5 minutes ago, my chair collapsed completely. I was sitting there minding my own business doing some online banking, and the next thing I knew I was on the floor. Looks like the chair part sheared itself off of the top of the hydraulic assembly, quite strange.
About 5 minutes ago, my chair collapsed completely. I was sitting there minding my own business doing some online banking, and the next thing I knew I was on the floor. Looks like the chair part sheared itself off of the top of the hydraulic assembly, quite strange.
Glad you're ok
10-14-2008, 10:10 PM
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ive been a dork and tipped out of chairs ([&:]) next thing you know my chair is goin to break, no, im to light , glad to hear your OK, get a big exercise ball next time 
, glad to hear your OK, get a big exercise ball next time
10-14-2008, 10:33 PM
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RE: Well - There goes my chair
my left arm rest is loose, my chair squeeks like there is no tomorrow, the padding is starting to get wore done and i have CARPET! no point in having a rolly chair with carpet 
wish i had wood floors or something, i would never get out of my chair
wish i had wood floors or something, i would never get out of my chair
10-14-2008, 11:53 PM
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RE: Well - There goes my chair
moved into my bros room a bit ago and he had a crap chair in there and I fell over and smashed my self against my bed frame the result was me putting it out in the garrage and hauling up my big ass chair from the basement
10-15-2008, 10:29 PM
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hey sheograth, diet time eh? NAAH, i kid, funiture is garagage today, hydrolics leak, weldings bust, cushions flatten, i guess part of it is my fault at 240LBS 
10-16-2008, 01:37 AM
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ORIGINAL: Anomie
Mine does that too! I either need a better chair or a smaller ass [X(]
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I wish my work chair would break. It drops a quarter inch every 5 minutes or so by itself [:@]
I wish my work chair would break. It drops a quarter inch every 5 minutes or so by itself [:@]
10-16-2008, 01:30 PM
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RE: Well - There goes my chair
That's a "What the heck just happened kind of moment". Ive never had the pleasure of getting put on my butt by a chair, knowing my luck it will happen today.
10-16-2008, 06:04 PM
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ORIGINAL: Anomie
Mine does that too! I either need a better chair or a smaller ass [X(]
ORIGINAL: hands without shadows
I wish my work chair would break. It drops a quarter inch every 5 minutes or so by itself [:@]
I wish my work chair would break. It drops a quarter inch every 5 minutes or so by itself [:@]
I guy I used to work with was a verey very large man, 350 lbf +. He was so big that my job had to custom order a special chare with hardened piston and reenforced center shaft. Well, he kept getting bigger, maybe more than 400 lbf. Once day, the chair, whioch was designed for 300 lbf, finally cried its last tear and in a spectacular explosion, that reinforced piston and center shat ruptured in a massive explosion. It sounded like a shot-gun. A fellow employee jumped under his desk, he thought someone was doing a drive by on our office.
After figuring out what happened, we went to help the big guy who blew up his chair and survey the damake. The reenfoced exploded alright, it bulged and a shard of metal taht used to be a part fo the shaft was thrown shaight up into teh air and hit a celing tile and took a good chunk oput of it. (Luckily, noone was hurt, even the big guy's massive bottom didnt get hit!)
10-16-2008, 06:06 PM
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ORIGINAL: The_Shark
oh yeah P.S SUE!
oh yeah P.S SUE!
10-16-2008, 06:10 PM
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ORIGINAL: SAVAGEJIM
There is no way you can be that big, give yourself more credit.
I guy I used to work with was a verey very large man, 350 lbf +. He was so big that my job had to custom order a special chare with hardened piston and reenforced center shaft. Well, he kept getting bigger, maybe more than 400 lbf. Once day, the chair, whioch was designed for 300 lbf, finally cried its last tear and in a spectacular explosion, that reinforced piston and center shat ruptured in a massive explosion. It sounded like a shot-gun. A fellow employee jumped under his desk, he thought someone was doing a drive by on our office.
After figuring out what happened, we went to help the big guy who blew up his chair and survey the damake. The reenfoced exploded alright, it bulged and a shard of metal taht used to be a part fo the shaft was thrown shaight up into teh air and hit a celing tile and took a good chunk oput of it. (Luckily, noone was hurt, even the big guy's massive bottom didnt get hit!)
ORIGINAL: Anomie
Mine does that too! I either need a better chair or a smaller ass [X(]
ORIGINAL: hands without shadows
I wish my work chair would break. It drops a quarter inch every 5 minutes or so by itself [:@]
I wish my work chair would break. It drops a quarter inch every 5 minutes or so by itself [:@]
I guy I used to work with was a verey very large man, 350 lbf +. He was so big that my job had to custom order a special chare with hardened piston and reenforced center shaft. Well, he kept getting bigger, maybe more than 400 lbf. Once day, the chair, whioch was designed for 300 lbf, finally cried its last tear and in a spectacular explosion, that reinforced piston and center shat ruptured in a massive explosion. It sounded like a shot-gun. A fellow employee jumped under his desk, he thought someone was doing a drive by on our office.
After figuring out what happened, we went to help the big guy who blew up his chair and survey the damake. The reenfoced exploded alright, it bulged and a shard of metal taht used to be a part fo the shaft was thrown shaight up into teh air and hit a celing tile and took a good chunk oput of it. (Luckily, noone was hurt, even the big guy's massive bottom didnt get hit!)
sounds like a big guy, though.
10-16-2008, 06:24 PM
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RE: Well - There goes my chair
Sorry, I'm a lousy typist, besides, my bottom hurts from sitting in an uncomfortable chair, maybe if I got a better one, my atrocious spelling would go away. (I dont know if chairs have anything to do with my typing, but since this is a thread on chairs, I just had to throw that in)