Light weight, easy to assemble and look nice, but the seat has some wobble.
Assembly was very easy. Just set the little plastic ring on top of the base and insert the pneumatic support and it solidly stays in place. No twisting or tightening required. Remove that black cap simply by gripping it and giving it a slight twist. It feels like it wont come off, but with that twist it just pops right off. Then just screw the top half of the support pole to the bottom of the seat using the four bolts making sure the foot rest is facing towards the front of the seat. I used some Locktite here just for forms sake. Then just fit the two halves together and youre done. Lift the handle and the seat pops up – way up. Sit on it and pull the handle up and the seat goes down.
The stools look very nice, the pneumatic system works flawlessly and the seat s smoothly. I feel they actually raise up too high and at maximum height they are kind of unsteady. Of course you dont have to max them out to enjoy them and you probably wont after playing with them and seeing how high they go. You likely wont need them that high. There is a slight wobble to them that gets worse the higher you go. Not in the base as that is flat and steady on the floor, but the two piece central support tends to let the chair shift around like its leaning one way or the other. Kind of like one of those acrobats on a long flexible pole. Thats an exaggeration, but gives you the idea. To go back to the pneumatic system, it really does seem strong and solid and the seat is comfortable and appears made well enough. I doubt these light weight stools would be good for regular daily use such as at your kitchen bar. I am using them for my game room where they will get limited use sitting in front of some of the games. These stools are very nice for the price, but to repeat, I dont think they would stand up to frequent daily use as anything more than a temporary solution. If you need a couple of bar stools and youre on a budget then this is the ticket. Just dont expect top of the line. Im rating them pretty good as I got what I expected to get for the low price paid and they work well for my purposes.
Light weight, easy to assemble and look nice, but the seat has some wobble.
Assembly was very easy. Just set the little plastic ring on top of the base and insert the pneumatic support and it solidly stays in place. No twisting or tightening required. Remove that black cap simply by gripping it and giving it a slight twist. It feels like it wont come off, but with that twist it just pops right off. Then just screw the top half of the support pole to the bottom of the seat using the four bolts making sure the foot rest is facing towards the front of the seat. I used some Locktite here just for forms sake. Then just fit the two halves together and youre done. Lift the handle and the seat pops up – way up. Sit on it and pull the handle up and the seat goes down. The stools look very nice, the pneumatic system works flawlessly and the seat s smoothly. I feel they actually raise up too high and at maximum height they are kind of unsteady. Of course you dont have to max them out to enjoy them and you probably wont after playing with them and seeing how high they go. You likely wont need them that high. There is a slight wobble to them that gets worse the higher you go. Not in the base as that is flat and steady on the floor, but the two piece central support tends to let the chair shift around like its leaning one way or the other. Kind of like one of those acrobats on a long flexible pole. Thats an exaggeration, but gives you the idea. To go back to the pneumatic system, it really does seem strong and solid and the seat is comfortable and appears made well enough. I doubt these light weight stools would be good for regular daily use such as at your kitchen bar. I am using them for my game room where they will get limited use sitting in front of some of the games. These stools are very nice for the price, but to repeat, I dont think they would stand up to frequent daily use as anything more than a temporary solution. If you need a couple of bar stools and youre on a budget then this is the ticket. Just dont expect top of the line. Im rating them pretty good as I got what I expected to get for the low price paid and they work well for my purposes.