Usually, we attach a caster to enable the object to move. Caster consists of numerous sizes that are commonly made up of rubber, plastic, nylon, aluminum, stainless steel, etc. It can be a single, double, as well as a compound wheel. You can see a number of things in your daily life which can be moved with the help of a caster and some of them are hospital beds, office chairs, material handling things or shopping carts. There is one of the casters which is having high capacity and is mostly used in the industrial units.
5 Easy Steps To Replace Office Chair Casters With Feet
There are so many types of casters such as rigid casters, swivel casters, industrial casters, braking and locking casters and kingpin less casters. Some times office users remove the casters from the chairs. If in case you want to replace office chair casters with feet, you can do so by simply following the below-mentioned steps:
- First of all, you have to turn the chair in order to make its direction towards yourself. Check the casters stem where it enters to the leg of the chair, due to the fact that some casters have thread into a sleeve and hex-head-molded nut to the feet of the chair.
- Now you have to rotate the stem of the caster in the counterclockwise direction by taking the help of a wrench. If you see that the caster screw is in the furniture, then you can easily grasp the caster with the help of your hand then simply pull it straight out from the caster. If you see the caster simply snaps into the place then hold the furniture on its bottom with the help of your hand for added leverage.
- Now you have to visit the store where you can buy the feet for your chair. Take one of the casters with you so that you can easily match the diameter of the feet as of the caster.
- Now you have to push the stem where you need to replace the caster in the bottom of the chair. When you fully inserted it, you will see the small ring on the caster, flush it against the chair.
- Thread sleeve is used for the replacement of caster. If you see that the caster stem is tight then turn it half with the help of wrench.