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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Serenity on November 18, 2014, 07:32:53 PM
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For the first time I not only have wood floors in my office, but also rudder pedals. So, you can imagine, I'm having a bit of trouble with my rolling office chair...
Anyone have any idea how to stop the office chair from rolling short of taking the wheels off (I won't be able to get it away from the desk in order to sit down, and it will be too low)?
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I don't have this issue, but I believe this solution may work...
Get some erasers and shove between the wheel and the plastic top of the caster. Any type of eraser should work, but the ones that you stick on the end of lead pencils I think would work best.
Or if you only want to keep the chair from moving only while playing, there are foam "coasters" that you can get for furniture.
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Make a simple rectangular frame out of Schedule 40 PVC.
Screw a piece of plywood to the top of the frame to mount your pedals.
The frame has to extend towards you enough so that you can drop two of the chair's casters into it.
Might sound sort of like a "Rube Goldberg" solution but it does work.
Also try checking out RogerDogerAviation for ideas.
http://www.rogerdodger.net/ (http://www.rogerdodger.net/)
LtngRydr
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get a mat
some 10 inch nails would work too hahaha
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Make a simple rectangular frame out of Schedule 40 PVC.
Screw a piece of plywood to the top of the frame to mount your pedals.
The frame has to extend towards you enough so that you can drop two of the chair's casters into it.
Might sound sort of like a "Rube Goldberg" solution but it does work.
Also try checking out RogerDogerAviation for ideas.
http://www.rogerdodger.net/ (http://www.rogerdodger.net/)
LtngRydr
I'll try the erasers first. If that doesn't work, swap the PVC for wood, and this sounds like a rather elegant solution!
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What about a small rug that you could slide or roll out of the way when not in use.
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What about a small rug that you could slide or roll out of the way when not in use.
I'd have to try it to see if the wheels still roll easily. But that could be an even better idea!
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I use a small trow rug, work like a charm
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Maybe one with a rubber backing then try both sides to see which works the best.
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I had the same problem with rolling around slightly when using the pedals, which would throw off Trackir. My solution was to get one of our dining room chairs and ditch the rolling office chair.
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I had the same problem with rolling around slightly when using the pedals, which would throw off Trackir. My solution was to get one of our dining room chairs and ditch the rolling office chair.
The funny thing is, we don't own dinning room chairs lol.
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What wezel said, buy a rug. The thicker and more deep pile the less roll you'll get.
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Make a simple rectangular frame out of Schedule 40 PVC.
Screw a piece of plywood to the top of the frame to mount your pedals.
The frame has to extend towards you enough so that you can drop two of the chair's casters into it.
A simpler solution is to take a piece of plywood, make two holes at the other end for the casters and attach the pedals to the other end.
I have bungee cords hooked between the arm rests and the table legs to prevent rotating while pushing the pedals.
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I got a piece of .120 wall steel for my pedals and used velcro to anchor them to that. Did the trick quite well
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The funny thing is, we don't own dinning room chairs lol.
Howdy Serenity. I remember those days well. I Hope the new house is treating you well! If you need any recipies for Kraft Mac and cheese or Ramin noodles let me know. I have dozens. :lol
Maybe an inexpensive carpet remnant would help. Wife and I just bought a new house a yr ago...and I had the same issue in my office. I picked up a plush remnant at the local carpet store Works like a charm. Rollers don't want to roll on carpet and it protects the hardwood floor from the wheels. I think it cost me around 20 bucks.
Oh, and on a side note in a couple years you will look around your house and wonder how the heck you've collected so much stuff.....with a female in the house it's inevitable :D
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Speaking of ideas from Rodger Dodger:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42J_kgH7geM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42J_kgH7geM)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qzGFCye6mU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qzGFCye6mU)
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Oh, and on a side note in a couple years you will look around your house and wonder how the heck you've collected so much stuff.....with a female in the house it's inevitable :D
The funny thing is, I'm already there! I had to buy a second book case just to put all of my crap on it. I just hope I don't accumulate anymore, my office is already full...
I tried taking the mat out of the bathroom, and that worked like a charm, to I'm off to buy another cheap rug today to throw down there. Thanks for all the suggestions folks! I knew I couldn't be the only one with this problem!
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Oh, and on a side note in a couple years you will look around your house and wonder how the heck you've collected so much stuff.....with a female in the house it's inevitable :D
Hahaha... yep....it is really quite amazing..... move into a house in one two tonne truck and move out with a semi.....
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Get a chair with no wheels and push the one with wheels into another room, then when you have finished push the chair with the wheels back into the room.
Then take the chair with no wheels and carry it to another room :old:
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Be VERY careful with carpet remnant rugs on any kind of wood or synthetic wood flooring. Some carpet remnant rugs have very abrasive backings. If you're putting this thing on wood floors, you want a carpet/rug that is soft on the bottom or it'll scratch hell out of the wood.
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Be VERY careful with carpet remnant rugs on any kind of wood or synthetic wood flooring. Some carpet remnant rugs have very abrasive backings. If you're putting this thing on wood floors, you want a carpet/rug that is soft on the bottom or it'll scratch hell out of the wood.
Indeed!
I used bizman's solution only I put felt under the plywood so it wouldnt damage the floor. You can pick up felts at any hardware store and you can likely get away with a 2ft by 2ft piece of plywood.
If you search through help and training you can also find a couple of ideas for mounting your JS to the chair.
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Be VERY careful with carpet remnant rugs on any kind of wood or synthetic wood flooring. Some carpet remnant rugs have very abrasive backings. If you're putting this thing on wood floors, you want a carpet/rug that is soft on the bottom or it'll scratch hell out of the wood.
This is true. I put an underlayment under mine......it's the same stuff you use under oriental rugs to keep them from slipping. Really cheap and a available at Lowes of Home Depot
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Get a chair with no wheels and push the one with wheels into another room, then when you have finished push the chair with the wheels back into the room.
Then take the chair with no wheels and carry it to another room :old:
Zach's genius is truly awesome to behold! He's no mere mortal....he is a true demigod! :old:
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Indeed!
I used bizman's solution only I put felt under the plywood so it wouldnt damage the floor. You can pick up felts at any hardware store and you can likely get away with a 2ft by 2ft piece of plywood.
If you search through help and training you can also find a couple of ideas for mounting your JS to the chair.
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Felt, that's a good idea to mention! Actually, I'd use furniture felt pads.
Some time ago I used a light living room chair for gaming. It was on a plywood platform large enough to have the pedals attached to it, the platform also had strips of wood on the sides and back to prevent the chair from sliding off of it. Plus it had wheels underneath to enable me to get closer to the desk. The major idea was to have a set distance between the chair and pedals without any rotating problems. Looked awful but worked like a charm. The biggest problem was that although it was perfect for AH, the ergonomics for overall computing wasn't good at all.
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Felt, that's a good idea to mention! Actually, I'd use furniture felt pads.
That's exactly what I used,I bought one of the assorted packs and it came with 4 large square pads so I applied them to the corners and put a few of the round ones near the center and the wood never scratched the floor!
I actually cut 3 holes in mine and put 3 of the 5 wheels in the holes,this stopped the chair from moving away from the pedals.I had tried bungie cords but found if I had to get up from my chair it was such a hassel that I found away to mount my controls to the arms of my computer chair. When I removed the arm pads I found they had convieniently put holes in the arms I could use to attach mounts to the chair.
Mntman actually made something similar but his doesnt require the armpads to be removed,IIRC there are pictures of Mntmans mount in the help and training forum. Try searching Mntman and x52
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