Designer Leg Bistro Furniture: Wood Canteen Chair

Castors and Glides Most office chairs are supplied with either Castors or Glides depending on their purpose. Most operator chairs will have castors to enable the user to move around in the chair much more easily. Some Castors have braking mechanisms which apply friction to the wheel when not under load. These are mainly used on hard floors to prevent the chair from moving away when getting out of it. Some Castor are especially designed for wood and laminate floors and have soft urethane wheels to prevent any damage being done to the floor. Glides are really only used in situations where the chair is not designed to move on the floor. For instance draftsman or laboratory chairs, which are very tall, will always have castors because the higher centre of gravity will be very dangerous if castors were fitted. Also in many boardrooms the meeting chairs will be fitted with castors to prevent the chairs being moved around during the meeting and causing a distraction.

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