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Alera Ravino Big & Tall Series High-Back Swivel/Tilt Leather Chair, Black Review by M. Heinert "CPA" (Bismarck, ND United States)
I have two issues with this chair. The seat is very lightly padded and as a result you can't sit very long. It is like sitting on a board. Second the tilt mechanism is not as pictured. If this chair truly lists for $599 somebody is getting taken. I have owned much more comfortable chairs that sold for under $150.
I wish I had not purchased this chair, but now I am stuck. I would not recommend it to anyone that plans to sit for more than an hour or so.
On the plus side (the reason I gave it 2 stars), the chair is attractive, nicely built in chrome and leather material.
Alera Ravino Big & Tall Series High-Back Swivel/Tilt Leather Chair, Black Review by C. Strauss "Literati extraordinaire" (New Orleans, LA.)
A very heavy and sturdy chair. I weigh around 340 and I got tired of breaking pedestrian chairs over the years. I can lean back on this one and not have to worry. There is a tiny bit of play in the chair, but I wouldn't call it a "wobble." Nothing to worry about. For the chair to not have any play, I'm sure it would have to be quite a bit heavier and more expensive than it is. It's more than adequate.
Alera Ravino Big & Tall Series High-Back Swivel/Tilt Leather Chair, Black Review by Bookie (USA)
I've just assembled this heavy solid chair, which so far looks by far the best chair I've ever got around the $200 price range. I've just ordered the Miracle Casters after measuring the caster stem size is 7/16", and will update re both in a month or so.
I see a good few people had assembly problems, so here are a few observations and gotchas from the two hours it took me to assemble this without any special tools--had to figure stuff out and backtrack, boy am I glad I can sit down now! This is 'assembly for dummies': pro DIY folks, please add any handy dummy tips in the comments, thanks :)
General Assembly Tips
1. This chair is really heavy, you won't flip it around easily. If you're not too strong, I recommend working with a partner. I needed someone to hold stuff or line things up a couple of times, so have someone on hand anyway.
2. There's a good sheet of paper with almost all the info you need, marked "Assembly Instructions". Good clear diagrams, better than the usual standard of this stuff. What's missing is in diagrams '2' and '3', it should warn you to only barely tighten all the bolts. I tightened finger-tight, and ended up having to loosen everything while solving my puzzle.
3. Main gotcha for me was I didn't notice the 10 long bolts were not all the same--the diagrams does show them separately as items 'J' and 'K'. I missed that and spent minutes trying to get misfit bolts and holes to match.
4. It should be made clearer that you need a decent table space for some jobs, to be comfy say 1Mx1M or 2'x4' of solid table or counter top. Diagram '3' shows a 'Support' but it's not highlighted as important.
5. One of the included bits of junk paper suggests you'll need a Phillips and a flat screwdriver, plus a mallet. You don't, the included allen key [item L] is sufficient.
6. A general tip for tightening four or more bolts, screws etc in any job: work alternately on opposite bolts, and tighten in 2 or 3 stages. Eg finger tighten the top-left bolt, then the bottom-right, then the other two. Repeat sequence to fully tighten. This 'round about' method lessens the danger of warping material, or having it slightly askew at the end.
7. If something just won't fit with something else, don't worry. That can occasionally happen if two parts are at the edges of their tolerances, without anyone being much at fault. Grab a DIY guy [ask in a DIY store if you don't have a DIY pal] and they'll be able to work some magic with sandpaper or a file or whatever, or at least advise you what to try--if possible, take a couple of photos to show them. Oh yeah--bolts are supposed to be a bitch to get into holes, it's a law of nature :)
Specific Assembly Tips
As said above, in steps 2 and 3, don't tighten. With the back loosely attached, move onto step 4--attaching the arms. This is where I had to do all my backpedalling as the arms didn't line up at all at first. This is also where I needed help, someone to get the arm bolts started while I squeezed the chair back and seat to line the holes up. Maybe this wouldn't be necessary if 2 and 3 were done very loosely to begin with.
When you have the arms in place, return to tightening the bolts in 2 and 3--see Tip 6 above, I had three rounds of tightening all the bolts. As you tighten some, that will allow further tightening for others, hence the rinse and repeat necessity. Of course, a power tool might do it all in one go, just try to ensure the gear ends up balanced--ie not askew, eg with one side overtight.
Item C, which is a pair, were stuck together in the box, which puzzled me for a bit while looking for two items.
Now, please have a seat.
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