Sign up or log in to customize your list. Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question The best answers are voted up and rise to the top I've got two office chairs, one whose base (the one that is star-shaped, holds all the wheels together and joins them with the bar/gas compressor) is broken, and another that is just fine. How can I take the other's base out without breaking it (it's plastic)? This may not apply to your situation, but when I flip my chair over, I have a clip which holds the rest of the chair to the base. It is located in the cylinder at the center of the star which attached to the pneumatic stuff. If I pull that off, it enables me to pull the chair off of the base. I performed the same operation on my chair recently and it worked great. I did notice that when spinning in the chair it started creaking a bit. A little WD-40 over and around the clip took care of the problem. I think I jimmied it off with a pair of needle nose pliers and a flat head.
I was super careful although it may not have mattered as it appeared to be a pretty sturdy metal. I've had mixed results with using a rubber mallet and penetrating oil to separate friction locked cylinders. Some of them came apart freely, others wouldn't budge. If your broken base is plastic you destructively remove it by cutting ~90% through with a hacksaw on two sides and then using a hammer and chisel to split it apart. You don't want to cut into the cylinder itself, so I'd recommend against any sort of rotary cutter. I've seen suggestions elsewhere to use a large pipe wrench to torque it free; but the one time I tried that I ended up only being able to tighten it enough to scratch the hell out of the surface but not break it loose. Ok, I did it. Just dumped some WD-40 and let it soak for 1 minute, then I grabbed my good ol' hammer (I don't have a rubber mallet) and started gently but commitedly striking the edge of the post, with the chair turned upside down, while I grabbed any of the star's legs.
It slipped off and then I just hammered its way in into the new post, good as new. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google Sign up using Email and Password Post as a guest By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service. Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged repair or ask your own question.Have you ever found the perfect children’s table that was waaaaay out of your price range? IKEA has the solution. One of the greatest things about the Swedish furniture store is how easy the pieces are to upgrade, especially when it comes to the kids. No more dipping into the savings fund to buy your darling a fancy big girl bed. No more crazy expensive customized toy storage. With a little effort, you can turn the affordable IKEA furniture into the enviable pieces in your home. Check out these 25 IKEA hacks for kids and get hacking!Dresser drawers are possibly the easiest thing to upgrade on any piece of furniture and thankfully, IKEA provides several options for simple dressers.
The flat drawers work perfectly for a pattern like this, made with painters tape. It’s a design that would take you a couple hours plus dry time. Play kitchens are a great way to keep little hands busy while big hands make real food. While the original DUKTIG Play Kitchen is beautiful on it’s own, a bit of paint and some new knobs will turn it into a unique play piece that you might just end up passing down to your grandchildren. Get your art skills handy because you’re going to want to recreate this sleepy moon night light for your little one’s room. A simple white FADO Table Lamp and some paint will have them smiling as they go to sleep. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the BEKVAM Spice Rack makes the perfect book shelves for any kiddos. You can add a little color like these shelves or just leave them plain to create a cozy little reading nook to encourage kids to get in the pages. Fueling the imagination is one of the most important things you can do for your kids, so letting a simple KALLAX Shelving Unit serve as a dollhouse is a great start.
Whether you use the IKEA dollhouse furniture or the stuff you already own, you’ll be surprised how a simple shelf can make the best playtime ever. Okay so maybe this one is more for you than for your baby, but they’ll benefit from the comfort, right? Instead of buying that pricey wingback rocker you’ve had your eye on, go for the STRANDMON chair and attach your own rockers to the bottom. It’s a piece you won’t mind having in your living room when your babes are grown. (via Explore Dream Discover)Speaking of babes, such big closets make for so much wasted storage space, even though you’ve filled a rack with all their clothes. Put a KALLAX shelving unit in the middle for added shelf space and add some rods on each side for more hanger space. It will be the best decision you’ve ever made. It’s a well known fact that little ones want to be in the middle of whatever you’re doing. Help them participate in your activities with a BEKVAM Step Stool that’s been covered in paint and patterned wallpaper.
(via This Little Street)Good sleep requires good beds. And for a child that doesn’t want to go to sleep, a good bed means an interesting one that will make them want to stay. Upgrade the KURA Loft Bed to a little wooden house that you won’t be able to get your kids out of. Playtime plus sleep time equals a parent win. Are you pining the lack of a play room? Stop pining with this sleek train table. Made from a LACK shelf (which can easily be replaced for a KALLAX shelf), casters and a door, this train table provides mobile play space as well as storage. Little fingers like plush toys. Using the BRITTEN HUS fabric, this tiny plush town is just a simple sewing project away. And think how well it would pair with the train table above! Diaper supplies can get frustrating during that time of life, especially if you have more than one diapered child. Store all your necessities in the rolling RASKOG Cart for easy access that’s also easy to roll away when you have guests. (via Style Me Pretty)
Sure, you could install the MASKROS Pendant Lamp as a white ball of beauty… Or you could replace the white flowers with colored tissue paper for the best statement light your’ll ever find for your kid’s room. Oh the horrors when that little man can’t find his favorite set of wheels. Keep those toy motors in check with a couple GRUNDTAL Magnetic Knife Racks mounted where little hands can reach. No more tears over lost wheels. (via Just a Girl and Her Blog)Who would have thought that the plain white MAMMUT Children’s Stools could be turned into cutie toadstools? Your littles will be thrilled to have a table just their size with seats that look like they belong in a fairy tale. In fact, it might even make them eager for mealtimes. Take your train table up a notch with some colored foam. Just cut out the houses and glue them onto the sides of the LILLABO Train Set for some real imaginative fun. You can even label some of the buildings so kids can pretend to take their train to the depot, grocery store or town hall.
(via Kickcan and Conkers)All those gaudy bright baby toys aren’t exactly the look you might be going for in your living room. But with a little paint, you can take the classic birch LEKA Baby Gym to a piece you won’t mind keeping around. All the other moms will wonder where you got it. One of the easiest ways to entertain a child is to give them a box of crayons. Hack the LATT Children’s Table into the ultimate art station that will encourage the little artists to create to their heart’s content. It can be a drawing pad, chalkboard and smooth surface for play-dough fun. Forget the basket and forgo the bin, corral all the stuffed animal friends in a KOMPLEMENT Hanger. They’ll be easy for little eyes to see and little hands to reach, not to mention they’ll create some kid friendly artwork in their bedroom. You just gotta love the smooth drawer faces on the IKEA drawers, mainly because it makes them so easy to change according to your preference. Cover them in pastel contact paper or paint them or wallpaper them, whatever makes the dresser fun and fitting for your little darling’s room.
Have you ever stepped on a Lego while walking through a room in the dark? It feels like stepping on nails, right? Save your feet and your temper with a special Lego table made from TROFAST Wall Storage that will keep all those tiny pieces from destroying your floor. (via Frugal Fun for Boys)For a quick and easy upgrade for your simple IKEA loft bed, add some matching duvets and banner of the same fabric. But if you have a few hours, a paint of coat is a real spruce up for that baby. (via Kid and Co)After the insanely affordable cost, the real beauty of the LATT table comes in all the variations of projects. This particular one paints the wood to match and adds a patterned cushion seat. You would never know it was an IKEA piece. (via Cook Like a Champion)I know I already recommended the spice rack bookshelf, but I couldn’t resist adding this one too. The simplicity of the STENSTORP Plate Shelf as a bookshelf for kids is just perfect. Plus you have the hangers on the bottom of little things that kids might need to reach.