Swivel Chair Replacement Parts
Many home owners want to convert their Upholstered chairs with legs to a Rocker Swivel or Swivel only (no rocking), These photos are an actual work in progress showing the attachment of Rocker Swivel style #154 & #15449. The same method would also apply to Style #153A, and similar for Ring and Swivel converting a chair to swivel only.
These Tips are intended as a guide. It is not a good practice to consider converting larger and giant sized upholstered chairs as hardware parts will wear out and loosen more quickly than in smaller sized chairs.
PHOTO 1-
Shows
partial removal of cardboard edge strip often used in upholstering. Next,
remove the Cambric cloth (black dust cover) and then remove the staples
holding the fabric onto the wood edge. Only remove enough staples from the
fabric edge to permit direct wood to wood attachment of wood blocks described
below in photo 2. Wood blocking should not be applied on top of the fabric
or staples.
PHOTO 2-
Glue
and screw a block of wood 3/4" or thicker by 1 3/4" or wider by
11" or 12" long to the front and back wood rails. Apply this wood
blocking below the top edge so that the long board which will support the
#154 conversion will be flush with the top edge after installation. 3/4"
should be the minimum thickness of the long board. For larger and heavy
chairs or occupants, use a solid wood, preferably Hard Maple. In most other
instances, 3/4" Plywood will be adequate.
PHOTO 3-
Screwing
the board to the wood blocking. It is flush to rail edges. #8 x 1 1/2"-2"
screws are recommended.
PHOTO 4-
This
is where the unit will be placed after the Skirt is made. The pivot point
of the style #154 is about 60% from the front on this particular chair--which
is fairly common. This placement is easiest determined through Trial and
Error. The"Pivot Point" is the shiny dime sized rivet (one on
each side) which permits the unit to rock forward and back.
PHOTO 5-
Shows
style #154 rocker swivel and skirt attached. Note that the legs will not
protrude outwards from the rear of the chair. Originally, this was a Rocking
Chair.