MASTERY MART 28 Inch Office Chair Base, Heavy Duty 2400 Lbs, Reinforced Metal Desk Chair Replacement, Universal Gas Cylinder Hole Caster Socket, Matte Black

A crack formed in the plastic base of my "Union & Scale Dexley" chair from Staples, as seen in the "BEFORE" pictures. This caused a tilt that made the chair almost unusable, though the rest of the chair was in excellent condition. I was able to remove the old base using a hacksaw, several hours, several bandaids, and lots of sweat. Installing the new base was simple - it only took a few minutes, 5 screws, and installing the old wheels (which fit perfectly). Now instead of spending $180-$400 on a new chair, my old chair is working good as new ("AFTER" picture). I weigh about 330 pounds, I will update this review if the base fails in the future, but it seems pretty sturdy. I want to reiterate how difficult it was to remove the old base. If you have a crack like mine, know that there is a metal ring on the piston that digs into the plastic, basically fusing with the base. No amount of hammering will get it off. You will need to cut it off like I did, though interestingly the base was pushed so far up that I could have just put the new base on the bottom and it would have worked fine (2 bases!). I think if I get a new chair with a plastic base in the future, I will hammer off this one and use it again instead. Plastic bases are trash.

Se ve que estos soportes son soldados a mano, por las malas reseñas que vi yo creo que mejoraron la forma en la que hacen las soldaduras porque se ven mejor hechas cerca de todos los ángulos

Bought as a replacement for the ABS plastic base on my chair. The black metal low profile base comes in a shoebox sized package. Assembly is required. There are 5 spokes, a central Hub, and a cosmetic plastic cover. All parts are individually plastic wrapped to protect the powder coat. Also supplied is a packet of m6 hex bolts and an allen key/hex wrench. There is only one way a spoke will fit on the hub and the spokes are identical. My hub had two drilled holes per spoke but only the one closest to the center had threads to receive the bolt. There is a reasonable friction fit on the spokes so take care to align the the holes for the bolts when sliding the spoke onto the hub as it may take a little bit of force to move it around. Base is exactly the same size and height as the plastic one it replaced. Center opening is a standard 2"/50mm and my gas lift fit perfectly. No wheels were supplied but again the spokes have sockets for a standard 11mm caster and the wheels from the original base fit perfectly. Assembly was straightforward and took about 15 minutes. It was delivered at 12.30 and I was sat in my chair writing this review by 1pm. Reassembling the Chair was straightforward (!! remember to put the plastic cover on the gas strut first!)! Probably the most difficult bit was pulling the wheels off the old base.(firm grip and steady pull while twisting) My immediate impression is that it feels solid and sturdy. It seems well made with clean looking welds. I'm a big fella and use my chair daily. If anything goes wrong I'll be back here to tell you about it. Tip. Check on the hex bolts after a week or so, and regularly after that as they will almost certainly loosen over time. Tape the allen key to the bottom of the chair so it is handy if you need it.

Habe volles vertrauen das dieses Ersatzkreuz nicht durchbrechen wird. Passt einfach hervorragend. Die Lieferung ging hier ruckzuck. Hatte bei 2 anderen Händlern vorher etwas Pech. Bei dem Produkt kam alles ganz an. Sehr zufrieden. Danke

Solid quality.