Fixed wheels (feet)

The_Arbiter · 9 Dec 2023 at 11:10

I was just looking at wheels for hardwood floor as might move desk, and if it was possible to use soft wheels without a mat? I came across fixed feet, anybody tried these? My mat/ a bit of ply (on the carpet) just shifts all the time and it's annoying. Whilst that's fixable, i wondered how plausible or annoying not using wheels altogether is.

Terminal_Boy · 9 Dec 2023 at 11:14

Clear polypropylene floor matting?

I have one 2m x 2m on a hardwood floor for the home office and it works a treat. About 3mm thick, I reckon.

mattyfez · 12 Dec 2023 at 16:14

I looked at getting fixed feet, but settled on one of these in the end...works well, it does shift a tiny bit on hard floor after a while of wiggling on the chair, but only about an inch or so, probably only need to repostition it about once a month.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0B2KPJFBT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

radderfire · 12 Dec 2023 at 16:47

A chair is much more usable with wheels, keep them if you can. It's also better for your back to have wheels as it allows shifting position more easily / greater mobility.

mattyfez · 12 Dec 2023 at 18:27

Yeah it's supprising how much you shift around on a chair, if you think about it..static feet would be annoying, I think.

andy o · 16 Dec 2023 at 16:13

I would get a better mat or sticky mesh to go under it.

The_Arbiter · 16 Dec 2023 at 20:25

I forgot i made this thread. I've not bought any feet to try still, dunno if i will. I should buy a mat as the ply is a bit poo (was going to stick carpet tiles onto it). I've got the mesh but it didn't help with the ply sadly.