Anyone feel swiveling chair’s swiveling a bit inconvenient? Any way to get rid of it?

[ravenzino]

First of all, please forgive me to categorize swiveling chair as an input device or otherwise I don’t know which sub-forum should I put this post...

 

Ok, get back to the topic.

 

I know a lot of you use swiveling chair for DCS. So do I, and I mount HOTAS on the chair as well. One thing keeps bothering me is that I can’t stop it from swiveling. I’m ok with that when in free flight, but find that’s not very helping when you need as much stability as you possibly can get, e.g. during AAR, formation flying or carrier landing. Also in VR, unwanted swiveling could cause slight disorientation when trying to reach out for a key on the keyboard...

 

Is there a way to easily lock the chair from rotate while also easy to unlock that when you do need to use it as a normal office/game chair?

 

 

 

 

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[MTFDarkEagle]

Do you have some pictures from the chair?

[ravenzino]

Do you have some pictures from the chair?

 

 

Just a normal IKEA chair.

 

 

 

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[MTFDarkEagle]

To what length of modifications are you willing to go for to that chair?

 

An alternative could be to source a car seat from a junkyard and build your stuff onto that.

[the_soupdragon]

maybe you could drill through the base and the stand an put a bolt through it?

 

 

SD

[FragBum]

Apply some TIG hot melt glue. That'll fix yr problem. :thumbup:

[Raisuli]

Four appropriately sized hose clamps and a couple thin strips of aluminum. Clamp the aluminum to both cylinders of the height adjuster; two clamps above, two below, try to make the strips contour to the cylinder diameter.

 

 

 

Might need to bend the strips to make that easier (don't use 2" stock). All you want to do is add resistance to the pivot.

[Ala12Rv-Tundra]

I have the very same Markus Ikea chair, and don´t find the swivel is disadvantage, how curious.

What kills me though is the small movements of the wheels when I press the rudder pedals, Im looking for solutions.

[Mr_sukebe]

I took the easy option, and switched to an Ikea Poang.

Doesn’t swivel, it’s very comfortable and having a wooden frame, makes bolting the HOTAS to it very easy.

[ravenzino]

To what length of modifications are you willing to go for to that chair?

 

An alternative could be to source a car seat from a junkyard and build your stuff onto that.

 

 

Anything that is not crazy and allows me to switch between lock/unlock states in a fairly easy way...

 

 

 

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[ravenzino]

maybe you could drill through the base and the stand an put a bolt through it?

 

 

SD

 

 

 

Something like that... but also allows me to easily unlock...

 

 

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[ravenzino]

I have the very same Markus Ikea chair, and don´t find the swivel is disadvantage, how curious.

What kills me though is the small movements of the wheels when I press the rudder pedals, Im looking for solutions.

 

 

... and that as well!

 

 

 

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[ravenzino]

I took the easy option, and switched to an Ikea Poang.

Doesn’t swivel, it’s very comfortable and having a wooden frame, makes bolting the HOTAS to it very easy.

 

 

I’ll do something similar if I go for a dedicate Sim pit. At the moment, I need the same chair and computer for work and other stuff...

 

I actually do have IKEA Poang at my bedroom... haha

 

 

 

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[Svsmokey]

I have the very same Markus Ikea chair, and don´t find the swivel is disadvantage, how curious.

What kills me though is the small movements of the wheels when I press the rudder pedals, Im looking for solutions.

 

Locking brake castors , on ebay for next to nothing....

[Svsmokey]

How about a quick release locking pin ?

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/292347481494

[Ala12Rv-Tundra]

Locking brake castors , on ebay for next to nothing....

I couldn´t find of the proper bolt diameter size

[Svsmokey]

Odd , thought those are pretty standardised . What size are you looking for ?

[Boris]

What about something like this? This is what I use. They replace standard rollers.

 

https://www.amazon.de/hjh-OFFICE-619002-Bodengleiter-B%C3%BCrostuhlgleiter/dp/B004WJDFMA/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=b%C3%BCrostuhl+f%C3%BC%C3%9Fe&qid=1556202584&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

 

As for immobilizing the swivel, I've yet to find a solution that doesn't als damage the height adjustment.

[Euan Emblin]

I just took the castor wheels off the chair and the legs have much more grip on the floor.

[cordite]

I found the Poang too reclined for this purpose.

[Ala12Rv-Tundra]

I just took the castor wheels off the chair and the legs have much more grip on the floor.

 

doesn't that kill your floor?

[davidp57]

What about something like this? This is what I use. They replace standard rollers.

 

https://www.amazon.de/hjh-OFFICE-619002-Bodengleiter-B%C3%BCrostuhlgleiter/dp/B004WJDFMA/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=b%C3%BCrostuhl+f%C3%BC%C3%9Fe&qid=1556202584&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

 

As for immobilizing the swivel, I've yet to find a solution that doesn't als damage the height adjustment.

 

Just bought that, thanks !

I didn't know these existed though.

[erniedaoage]

 

Around 0:29 there is a quick and nice solution on this rig to minimize movement. There are many different ways and options to utilize that kind of thing.

[hansangb]

I have the very same Markus Ikea chair, and don´t find the swivel is disadvantage, how curious.

What kills me though is the small movements of the wheels when I press the rudder pedals, Im looking for solutions.

 

 

I took a gasket, some friction pad, and made this. I use the chair for my home office so it has to move around.

 

Edited April 27, 2019 by hansangb

[A101Wayz]

I have the very same Markus Ikea chair, and don´t find the swivel is disadvantage, how curious.

What kills me though is the small movements of the wheels when I press the rudder pedals, Im looking for solutions.

I've used drink coasters under each caster wheel. The coasters with cork on top and bottom work best. You can probably find a set at the dollar store.