Received the Gesture chair today and the first thing I noticed that I did not like is that the arms swing sideways, way too easily. Unfortunately for this chair, Im an engineer and a machinist. After prying off the caps the allow access to the pivot bolts, a quick disassembly shows a compression spring that pulls the arms base into matching tapers to create resistance. The spring compression, in my opinion, was not enough, so I made a couple spacer washers to compress the springs 0.20 more, and viola! Now, the arms dont move every time you bump them, but can swing with greater force. Its a five star chair now, but youre going to have to fix your own. It would be great if made the tension adjustable with a wrench, but dont hold your breath.
Arms swing too easily.
Received the Gesture chair today and the first thing I noticed that I did not like is that the arms swing sideways, way too easily. Unfortunately for this chair, Im an engineer and a machinist. After prying off the caps the allow access to the pivot bolts, a quick disassembly shows a compression spring that pulls the arms base into matching tapers to create resistance. The spring compression, in my opinion, was not enough, so I made a couple spacer washers to compress the springs 0.20 more, and viola! Now, the arms dont move every time you bump them, but can swing with greater force. Its a five star chair now, but youre going to have to fix your own. It would be great if made the tension adjustable with a wrench, but dont hold your breath.