Flash Furniture Bruce Black Patterned Fabric Drafting Chair with Adjustable Arms (Cylinders: 22.5''-27''H or 26''-30.5''H)

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.

This chair seems quite stable and sturdy now that I have figured out how to put it together properly, and I suspect that the bad reviews may have resulted from too-strict adherence to the assembly instructions. I do think the footrest ring is not strong enough to be used for the purpose of climbing up onto the seat.Don't be alarmed if your initial parts count falls short of the parts list on the assembly instructions -- some sections come pre-assembled. Also, the parts list shows two identical center-support pieces when really they are different lengths, but the different lengths are actually a plus because they provide more height flexibility. The only tool needed for assembly is a supplied Allen wrench, but you may also need a mallet or something similar as noted below.The assembly instructions are just hopeless when it comes to communicating how to assemble the center support and footrest ring structure, and what's worse is they tell you to do that section first when in my opinion it should be last. FWIW, here's my suggestion: (1) skip the first part of the assembly instructions involving the center post and footrest ring; (2) snap the casters into the base; (3) fully assemble the seat and back according to the instructions; (4) determine which center-support configuration provides the desired height range (see below); (5) attach the footrest ring loosely to the desired center-support configuration; (6) put the center support unit into the base and the seat onto the center support unit; (7) adjust the seat height, then place the footrest ring at the desired height and tighten.There are three center support parts and three possible configurations. The top piece on which the seat rests must always be present, but below that you can use the long post alone, the short post alone, or both together. These parts nest into each other (and the base) quite tightly, narrow end always down, and are not otherwise attached. Either post may be fairly easily removed from the base by smacking it from the bottom with a mallet, but once the two posts are nested to each other, and weight applied, they are difficult to separate. Thus I suggest trying the long post alone first when determining which configuration is best, and only go to the "both" option if "long alone" is too short. The footrest ring may be located at any point along the assembled center post and does nothing to hold the column together. The instructions seem to suggest locating the footrest ring at a joint and do not specify that center parts should always be oriented narrow end down, and that made me seriously confused until I did it in the order suggested above.Once I got the assembly right I was/am very happy with the chair, especially at the $60 price point. A good piece of paper would have gotten it 5 stars.

Very comfortable and fantastic quality for the price. I was a little Leary when assembling when there was no fasteners to hold the center post together, however once assembled it stays together perfectly. The blue is very sharp and of very good quality, this chair will not look "cheap" in a higher end office building. I will be outfitting all of our higher desks with this particular chair.Update: Been using this chair for a while now. Still very happy with this purchase. The chair is holding up very well!

I thought after paying over $140.00 before taxes that this chair would be top quality. Sadly, the seat cushion mounts crooked, the foot ring will not stay in position; (I've had to use duct tape to secure it in place). I'm afraid that this chair won't last the year!

This product is of no value at all it did not come with arms So I sent it back again it was not complete, So please don't order this product. I had no problems returning the item but it was not complete the hardware was missing as well as the arms both times.

Nice chair, Very comfortable but way too tall as supplied. had to cut about 3 inches off of bottom tube.My knees were hitting the underside of my 36 inch workbench!

Seat is sort of stiff but I like it come with one broken caster but thanks to Excellent customer service new arrive few days later.Excellent product with grate price and the best of all is customer service. Thank You