Executive Chair And Computer Table

ClassicRockr

ClassicRockr

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Ever bought, and assembled, an Executive Chair (high back) and/or a computer table? Both the chairs and tables we've bought from Staples and Office Depot, I assembled at home. Both chairs we had were the "high back" Executive type and the two computer tables have glass shelves.

One thing for sure, assembling the chair was much harder than the tables. Trying to align, and screw in, the armrests into the seat and back was, to say the least, tiring. I was able to do it a few years ago, but have found out that that is one thing (assembling) I basically can do no longer. Oh, I could probably do a table, but definitely no more chairs.

We had to replace one of our Executive Chairs due to the plastic covering coming off in some areas. The new chair came yesterday and I proceeded to assemble it. Even though I was sweating, the assembly was coming along good...…...that is, until I absolutely couldn't get two bolts to go into the inserts that connected the armrests with the back. I had to give up and, when my wife got home from work, took the chair and the box it came in, back to Office Depot. Well, luckily, the manager got the two bolts in and tightened all of the bolts on the chair. Of course the manager was young enough to be my son and had done these assemblies many, many times before. It was very nice that he didn't charge us anything, but then again, I did have 95% of the chair assembled. The typical cost of assembling any furniture is $15 per item. Next time we will have that done.

So, do you assemble things or pay to have it done? I think the only time a customer can buy something fully assembled is when the Floor Display is the only one left. Am I right?​
 

Have always assembled things myself. Main reason: easier to haul home unassembled, because most things come in a box. The only time I wish I'd paid to have it done was with a 5 speed bicycle. Lots of trouble, especially getting the brakes adjusted. It was 35 years ago and I still remember it. That's how hard it was. :p
 
It appears that's the trend now. Fully assembled pieces take up a lot more room in a store.

Many things from Amazon are not delivered assembled but in pieces in various boxes. I believe they should be advertised as "kits".

I bought a nice looking TV console with side shelving behind 2 glass doors, 2 open shelves in the center over a drawer. I read all the feedback customers sent in; everyone liked the item, but many complained about the time it took to assemble. One even said the time was almost 4 hours!

I asked my son first if he'd assemble it and explained how long it would probably take. He said "sure", but he didn't believe me. When it came he said he'd "knock this out in 20 minutes".

Four hours and 20 minutes later, he finally finished. I think the 20 minutes was his coffee break.
 

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Well, I spent a number of years working in warehouses making pallets and assembling some things. I couldn't wait to get into an office and have my own computer and phone. My body was made much more for clerical work than assembly. But, I can, and have, hooked up a computer system and got it "up and running". Hooked up our DVD Blue-Ray Player and our Wii Game and hooked up our Sound System for our tv. So, "electronic" wise, I'm good.

However, I don't keep completely away from physical work...…..take the two batteries out of our boat for the winter, take home to keep charged up and put the batteries back in in the Spring. Can replace a taillight/brake light on our Durango, change wiper blades, change air filter and add fluids.

But, when TRYING to align bolt inserts with holes and put the bolts in on an Executive Chair...…..wife agreed, "we'll let the store assemble any furniture we buy from now on.".
 
Yes we've assembled all of our own Executive chairs and desks.... In fact just a couple of months ago we both replaced our old leather exec chairs for really thick leather padded armed ones with lumber support..the previous ones didn't have padded leather arms... and they're simple enough to put together as long as you have the right tools..

Our desks are large and wooden and we put them together ourselves too... much cheaper to do it yourself if you can.
 
I assemble everything myself but what I found indispensable for this type of operation is a battery operated screwdriver with different bits.

It makes the job so much faster and easier.

Also makes disassembly easier in case of an error.
 
My biggest accomplishment was installing a CD player in my car after removing the cassette deck.

It was like a miracle. After attaching all the wires and I turned it on, it worked perfectly.

That's usually not the case.
 
Camper6 said:
I assemble everything myself but what I found indispensable for this type of operation is a battery operated screwdriver with different bits.

It makes the job so much faster and easier.

Also makes disassembly easier in case of an error.
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I have one of those, but, it's not near so much screwing in the bolt, either by hand or battery operated tool, it's more about aligning, and keeping them aligned, the holes where the bolt attaches the armrest to the back of the chair. If using a battery operated tool, it could strip either the bolt or the metal insert that the bolt screws into. If the bolt or metal insert gets stripped, that part of the chair won't be sturdy.


On Tuesday I flipped both of the foam pads we have on our bed. Flipping them was like fighting a gator or boa...….hard, but got it done. Thing is, that night, pain in both shoulders woke me up and I had to take a 800mg ibuprofen. Wife told me, "next time you'll wait until I get home to help you, then we can both take ibuprofen." We both smiled, but I knew why she said that to me.

For some of us, physical work is what we enjoy doing, but that sure isn't me or my wife.
 
quote : For some of us, physical work is what we enjoy doing, but that sure isn't me or my wife.


yep we're exactly the opposite CR , we do almost all of our own stuff.. Electrics, Plumbing, gardening, decorating ,building ( we just finished building a double door Barn last week) ..and remember my husband works over 80 hours a week most weeks so we have to do this when he has time off.. and both of us have bad backs.. but not everyone enjoys D-I-Y I understand that
 
hollydolly said:
quote : For some of us, physical work is what we enjoy doing, but that sure isn't me or my wife.


yep we're exactly the opposite CR , we do almost all of our own stuff.. Electrics, Plumbing, gardening, decorating ,building ( we just finished building a double door Barn last week) ..and remember my husband works over 80 hours a week most weeks so we have to do this when he has time off.. and both of us have bad backs.. but not everyone enjoys D-I-Y I understand that
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Yes, Holly. I remember, when we had our house in Colorado, some 15 years ago, I got home from work first. I'd get the old mower going and, by the time my wife got home from work (an hour after I did), I'd have the front lawn and part of the backyard mowed. BTW, it was a push mower, not a riding one, but I LOVE the riding kind. When we got our dog (Husky), bought a doghouse at Home Depot and I built it on our back patio. When we bought our Bowrider boat in Dec 2005, we parked it in the garage and, along with two portable heaters, cleaned up the boat. It was snowing outside while we were doing it.

Yes, wife and I have seen our share of physical work, but she is now 70 and I'll be 69 in June. Our muscles and bones don't react to physical work, like they did years ago​
 
My ex is a builder, both residential homes and commercial buildings. He built our home, did the masonry on the front patio and kitchen fireplace, installed the cabinetry. He could build or fix practically anything, install roofing, siding, windows, pour concrete etc; also car repairs that didn't require a lift or removal of a motor.

I waited four years for him to install closet doors in our son's bedroom!

The shoemaker's children sometimes go barefoot, lol
 
I just really wanted to share my good luck in getting two of those big Ergonomically correct professional office chairs that are heavy and cost a bundle, from my job at Cigna FREE, when they moved. How I got them both into the car I'll never know; Security had to help me. I really couldn't see out of the rear window driving them home, but luckily I lived nearby.

A quick wash-down and leather treatment and they were like brand new!

Years and years ago, I had an old wooden desk that held my monitor and the middle drawer in the open position, held my keyboard. I used a dining room chair.

When my job finally allowed certain employees to work at home, they sent all the electronics and I bought a really nice, Danish-modern L-shaped desk. By then my grandson had mostly taken over my old PC.

What I saved in gas because the entire office moved far away, far more than paid for my desk!

After I retired 2 years ago, I gave the desk to my neighbor's daughter.
 
We bought a desk chair for my wife in a thrift shop, already assembled. We put the top down on the car and put it in the back seat. No problem.
 
I am a complete and abject failure in the put-it-together department. I do not even try anymore. My son always tells me to just buy whatever it is and put it in the spare room till he is next in town. Or I just have the store put it together, like I did my bike.

My sister is and always was, even when we were kids, a whiz at putting stuff together, but she can't really do it anymore because of her lack of mobility.
 
ClassicRockr said:
I have one of those, but, it's not near so much screwing in the bolt, either by hand or battery operated tool, it's more about aligning, and keeping them aligned, the holes where the bolt attaches the armrest to the back of the chair. If using a battery operated tool, it could strip either the bolt or the metal insert that the bolt screws into. If the bolt or metal insert gets stripped, that part of the chair won't be sturdy.


On Tuesday I flipped both of the foam pads we have on our bed. Flipping them was like fighting a gator or boa...….hard, but got it done. Thing is, that night, pain in both shoulders woke me up and I had to take a 800mg ibuprofen. Wife told me, "next time you'll wait until I get home to help you, then we can both take ibuprofen." We both smiled, but I knew why she said that to me.

For some of us, physical work is what we enjoy doing, but that sure isn't me or my wife.
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It's funny
directions, these days, pretty much suck

I've had assembly jobs
and have been assigned to put entire office floors together, Herman Miller dividers, cubicles, fixed and unfixed furniture
heh, after trying to follow the directions a half dozen times, we pitched 'em and went our own way, finding stress points that seemed to tweak alignments, essentially working backward until you could go forward.

anyway, I haven't assembled anything since we moved to the cabin three years ago...mainly because I make most everything now

like this three way mirror my lady wanted
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