Fabric Adjustable Drafting Chair, Black

A no frills chair that works well. A decent value for the money once assembled properly. I bought two chairs for their high seat elevations to create standing desks in my home (supposed to be healthier than sitting all the time). I intend to alternate between sitting and standing using 50:50 ratio. I too was concerned about the wobble when assembling the chairs. I figured out that the wobble was caused by the center pipe not fitting securely in the hole on the castor wheel base and the top pipe then not fitting securely into the bottom center pipe. The solution was to use a rubber mallet and lightly pound the center pipe into the base, then lightly pound the top center pipe into the bottom center pipe (don't forget the foot ring in between). Problem solved... the chairs then became plenty sturdy. You could also use a block of wood over the pipe and lightly pound it with a steel hammer if no mallet is available. Note, once you pound the center pipes together, you aren't going to get them apart... so make sure you put together right :- ) As the assembly schematic was unclear (which was very annoying), the bottom center pipe is the long one and the top center pipe is the short one. This arrangement allows for proper foot ring height. If you are taller than 6 feet, then perhaps putting the smaller pipe on the bottom might work better to accommodate longer legs. After assembling the chairs using the two center pipes, the top of the seat height was 31 inches above the floor at its lowest setting with actual sitting height about 30 inches above the floor due to seat cushion compression. Adjusting the elevation lever to the highest setting, the top of the seat was about 35.5 inches with a sitting height of 34.5 inches due to cushion compression. The seat can be set to a lower elevation if you leave out the shorter top center pipe, which will lower the compressed seat height by 6 inches to 24 inches at the low setting to 28.5 at the high setting. The seat and backrest cushions are comfortable. However, to change the backrest cushion angle to suit your back, you will need to lean back hard on the seat with your back to bend the backrest bar backwards, otherwise, the rear cushion sat a little too upright for my taste. That said, sitting back hard to create a slight bend in the backrest bar was no problem; and after adjusting the angle, the backrest solidly stays in place. What I like about these chairs: (1) They're attractive and are adequately sturdy. (2) The wide range of seat heights (can accommodate a standing desk in my situation). (3) The seats and backrests are comfortable. (4) The armrest has durable rubber like material over a cushion to protect the elbows... i.e., they're comfortable. (5) The armrest are easily adjusted up and down through a decent range... the armrest elevation mechanism seems plenty sturdy. (6) The armrests can be bolted in at either a narrow or wide distance from each other depending on body girth. I chose the narrowest range as being most comfortable (I weight 175 pounds). What I don't like: (1) The directions were absolutely dismal. It took me maybe two hours to put the first chair together after sorting through whether the center base pipe should be the long one or the short one. After an hour of measuring and analysis, I found what worked right for me (as described above). That said and after knowing how to assemble the chair, the second chair went together in less than 20 minutes including unpacking and cleanup. (2) The foot ring has a little wobble, but no big deal... it's sturdy none-the-less allowing you to stand on it to get on and off the chair if you so desire. I'm going to shim it in the future to eliminate the wobble. All said and done, when properly assembled, the chairs are attractive, sturdy, and can accommodate standing desks. They are good value for the money and I recommend if you need a standing desk.

A tale of two caveats: 1. I did a lot of research to finally settle on this chair. But I guess I didn't do enough, because it turns out that, even at the lowest setting, it's just a tad too high for my workbench. The description says 20x20x42. But gives no indication what part of the chair is measured at 42 inches. So the description is useless. In any case, I'm here to tell you that at the lowest setting the top of the seat is at 31 inches, and at the highest setting, about 35 1/2 inches. Now why couldn't this company (or any of these chair companies) just say that? 2. The instructions are an IQ test. For instance: A) there are two tubes that comprise the vertical supports. They are different sizes, but are given the same part number. So, which one goes below the footrest and which goes above it? You'll get no clue from the instructions, but I'll tell that if you want the footrest to be lower, use the shorter tube for the lower piece (the one that connects with the stand). I found out the hard way, and now my knees are up around my neck! (exaggeration :) B) You will pull all the hair out of your head until you discover that the upper tube (as above) must be pushed far enough through the footrest hole so that the lower tube will "stick" to it. If you don't get it right, the chair will wobble. I'd say you should push it through far enough so that the beginning of the taper is about an inch or so beyond (below) the hole. C) There are two parts that you'll think are missing. They aren't. They're just hiding. On the parts list diagram they look like two donut shaped parts about 2 to 3 inches in diameter. You'll be looking all over the place for them; rifling through the packaging, turning the box inside out. Just before you decide to send the chair back, you'll find that, in fact, they are only a little washer and a lock washer that are already in place on the chair-back support arm (they're on the screw/wheel that tightens the support arm to the chair back). D) Once you've assembled the chair it will NEVER, EVER come apart. Believe me, I tried to do it. Because the footrest was too high, I thought I'd just switch the two short tube for the long on. It was like the tubes and hydraulics were welded together. So get it right the first time!! Other than the above peccadilloes, it's a good chair. Sturdy (so far) and nice looking. Refer to number 2 above to help with putting it together, and as far as the height goes, I'd suggest putting some phone books or something on an existing chair to actually demonstrate for yourself how high the chair you buy needs to be. Good luck

Desk heights have become fairly standard, and as a result so have chair heights. Working at a desk which was formerly a kitchen counter-top can become a real problem when every desk chair you find is a foot lower than it needs to be. Also, due to their specific nature, many drafting stools are expensive and rarely come with arm-rests. This particular stool was really the only option I could find after scouring the internet and my local stores. The height is extensively adjustable and the quality is superior compared to the items cost. My only complaint is that the column on which the chair sits seems relatively weak for the amount of torque which can be put on it due to its height. I have not had any problems with it yet, but I am fairly certain that it will be the first part on the chair to break. Also, assembly of the chair is fairly intensive and the directions are not the most thorough. Some components once assembled can be nearly impossible to disassemble, so make sure that you figure things out before you start piecing it together. All in all, I would still recommend this chair enthusiastically. It exceeded my expectations and has served its function very well so far.

So I was the person who asked about the seat height of this chair, as it was crucial to me (at 6' tall) to have the right height at my standing desk. I found it unusual that one reviewer noted it had a max seat height of 35.5", as that seems very tall compared to other chairs I'd seen for sale. When other reviewers confirmed the height, I found the manufacturer's website for it, and all became clear to me about why it's that tall, and why some people state that it wobbles: the assembly instructions are WRONG! Here's the manufacturer's website: [...] As that page indicates, the seat comes with TWO height extenders (part no. 6 when you look at the instructions). You are only supposed to chose one or the other to get your preferable max seat height 27" OR 30.5". The product designer apparently didn't have a chat with the assembly instructions drafter, however, and the instructions show piecing both extenders together. Because each part no. 6 is tapered, they actually do fit together, even though they're not supposed to. Thus, if you want it to wobble less, and be put together as intended, choose EITHER the short OR the long part no. 6, and insert it into the pedastal, then put the hydraulic gas unit INTO that part, and save your extra extender for when you grow a few inches, or shrink, as applicable. For me, it worked out great to assemble it "wrong," because I couldn't find a cheap drafting chair that was over 30.5", so I'll take a little wobble if it means I can get the seat tall to where I want it. Hope this makes sense, if you look closely at the manufacturer pics you can kind of tell that there's only one extender used, and not two.

I NEVER write reviews mainly because I just don't have time. But this particular item warranted a review from me. I am extremely disappointed in the instructions that were provided. They were not clear. The workmanship of the chair is very poor. I will be sending this chair back. I hope that this is read and that improvements are made as the seat itself seems like it would be very comfy. I am 5'11" and I seriously could barely get myself into the chair. I have used drafting chairs for years and never have I had this problem. Not worth the money.

This was the only tall desk-style chair I could find in the hundred-dollar price range. It pretty much gets the job done, but it does have one super-annoying bug: it's not straight/level. The way the shaft is designed, if you roll each of the individual pieces across a flat table before assembling them, they all seem to be straight and true; but once you put them together into the longer/taller piece, it no longer rolls flat, but wobbles. So something about that joint isn't quite right, and I did actually return the first one I got, thinking it was defective... but the replacement was the same, so it appears to be a design flaw. The result is that the chair has a certain position spin-wise that it always wants to drift to when you're sitting in it. So unless your legs/arms are resting on something else, the chair turns you sideways until it finds its happy place, which inevitably is NOT facing your desk. Yes you can just spin the bottom section to make that right, but it never stays that way since you're always getting in and out of the chair as hours/days go by. In case you can't tell, this drives me crazy, which is not ideal for an item I spend ~8+ hours per day with.

I bought two of these chairs for work after price comparing and looking at stores in town. I would not recommend this chair. As you can expect, assembly is required when it arrives. The directions are easy to follow and are pretty straight forward, I had the thing assembled in less than 10 minutes. The problem is that it wears and tears quickly. The seat pad itself began to list/lean to one direction about 2 weeks into use. The foot rest as well always became dislodged. Ultimately the one of the 2 chairs is now un-usable, and the other chair is still intact but worse for wear. Long story short, I saw the low price and got what I paid for.

I paid $30 a used good condition from amazon warehouse deal. It came in good condition but put them together was a little confusion from the user guide. The easy way just compare the user guide with pictures shown on the item page and make sure the two center post tubes are in correct locations, the rest of works just plain and easy. The deal fro $30 was steal for me and the chair just as good as others costing hundreds.