These don't seem that different from my chair's current casters. Is the roller material softer? Mine are hard plastic.
218096
Yeah, it is softer. It isn't as soft as I was hoping, but it is distinctively different. Most importantly, my old hard plastic rollers were slowly shredding the softwood floors in my study, and these aren't. And they make less noise while rolling, so they're soft enough for my purposes, at least.
218097
I didn't find them much different (I think the other descriptions are pretty accurate) except that they picked up hair/grit worse than the standard casters did. I felt like they caused as much damage as the old wheels, because the "soft" surface was soon rough from the dust/grit they had accumulated. :( I had to wash them, weekly, to keep them relatively clean- but that didn't change the fact that they were permanently pitted/marred by grit.
218098
Yes, a little softer. I was able to make an indention with my fingernail, ( I know, not very scientific), and I couldn't with my old ones.....
218099
Yes, these are softer than the hard plastic casters that were originally on my chair. I love these.
2064116
They are pretty stiff like plastic. I only purchased them once and used them once. You didn't receive the wrong ones that is how they are. Hope this helps.
758925
I do not believe you can use casters. There is hard rubber on the bottom of the metal posts. I just bought a pack of peel and stick felt sliders. I used them on all my furniture. They work great.
1396853
Yes the casters are the same as in the picture. I don't know which model is the sturdiest, or if it the same. Sorry
549469
Well, the casters are the same as those on many office chair's. A smooth surface is all you need. You decide.
1827900
I don't see why not. They are identical to the standard wheel your chair probably came with, but the plastic (greyish in the picture) is slightly softer/more rubbery than the standard caster.
2103034
they are plastic just like the old one I have. However, the legs are a much heavier material is much heavier. I think that makes the difference.
1883117
I use my chair with these casters without any problems on a plastic desk pad and occasionally on a level loop carpet. I do not know how they would work on a 1/2" pile carpet.
1508816
The casters really roll easily, I think they would be o.k. on wood floors. We use the chair on a tile floor, no scratches on the tile.
2157162
It is very easy to roll. The casters are pretty heavy duty and this is coming from a guy with 4 herniated discs. I bought these specifically because of my back and I wasn't disappointed. I'm 6'0" and it's comfortable enough to push without having to hunch over.
1682923
The casters i got were hard plastic wheels with two rolling surfaces per caster. I'm sure they would roll perfectly on hardwood but they may eventually mark the wood.
2280346
the rollers are metal, some of them came a little stuck on mine but they do loosen up or you can move them around with pliers to loosen them up quicker
1949915
I don't have any trouble handling them when they are ready. The ends are hot so avoid that, but the roller itself has some newer kind of casing than my really old ones did.
1726633
I don't have hardwood floors but the casters are hard plastic so they would be friendly.
907638
There are plastic rollers on the chair and they seem to work well on the tile floor in my office. Wonderful chair.
1723427
The original shields I bought 3 years ago were soft, these are hard plastic however I don't even notice a difference in the comfort level. The replacement parts are very difficult to find and these work perfectly. Hope that helps!
1919803
I have a blue roller and it's not soft. It's medium firmness--so not as soft as the pink one and not as hard as the other color. You can try looking on their website for a better description of the rollers.