Boss Office Products Medical Stool, Black

Overall Impression:This is an outstanding stool that is easy to assemble and sturdy. I've purchased three, and will soon purchase a fourth.How it works:Assembly is required, but is simple and takes about fifteen minutes. Once assembled, the stool will adjust with the use of the lever.I'm delighted with:The quality and sturdiness of the product. The material it is upholstered with is resilient and attractive and easy to keep clean. I am 6' 275 lbs and I use it daily. My family (all different shapes and sizes) uses them too around our craft table. Everyone is happy with them.I wish these things were different:These come with casters. The surface I use them on is VCT (tile like you find on the floor at Target) and they glide ::too easily:: which isn't always good. When I lean in to a project or move abruptly the chair tends to drift when I don't want it to. This matter is of personal preference, my daughter LOVES the wheelyness of the chairs and zips around on them. I bought replacement platforms for mine, so it doesn't roll any more and I am much happier, but I paid $20 for these replacement platform casters. I think it would be great if they were included as an option. They are only plastic pieces. (I am 3D printing another set for another chair)Also, the backing has a knob that allows you to adjust it CLOSER TO or FURTHER FROM the chair's seating platform. This is nice, but it doesn't go OUT far enough, sort of "forcing" you forward, where I want to sit BACK sometimes. I solved this by BENDING the support bar to accommodate a deeper position in the chair. That worked well.One more thing...The position of the footrest is not adjustable, and I find the fixed height fatiguing sometimes, but again, this is not a reflection of the chair's quality, just an FYI to the potential buyer...

I haven't had it for long, but I have to say I am impressed! You don't often get to use the words "Cheap Furniture" and "Great" without throwing the word "Not" in there somewhere, but this time that is not the case. I think this is a great stool. First off, I am 6'1", with a good amount of leg, and when you raise this stool all the way up, I have to climb up to sit down! Well, maybe not climb, but tip-toes and a bit of a hop is needed. I got this because of a bad back that keeps me from doing anything at counter height for more than a few minutes. I thought that maybe a high enough stool would allow me to sit once in a while as I am working, and that would let me spend a little more time cooking or doing the dishes. This ended up being perfect. The height is good even at the lowest setting, so I would imagine that it would work great for just about any workbench or counter. The other thing that is a big plus is that you don't see as many high stools with wheels. For my kitchen, or on a clean shop floor, one can roll themselves back and forth with ease. As high as it is, I would suggest that you make sure you have a clean, smooth floor to avoid tipping if a wheel catches, but on my kitchen floor (linoleum) it seems that the wheels won't let the chair roll really quickly. The roll with ease, but you can't just give it a shove and roll across the floor, which whether intentional or not makes it a bit safer.I could ramble on and on, but there are enough reviews to fill in the other details. It is a great stool for anyone who needs that extra height, and a comfy seat. I think it is well worth the price, and at the time I purchased it, Amazon Prime got it to me in the usual two days, and you can't beat that!

The first step of the instructions said to remove hardware from the bottom of the seat. This hardware consists of four large philips head screws requiring a number three screwdriver, which I had. However, I discovered that these screws had been installed by some idiot who used a thread sealant, like loc-tite, and they were stuck like a Democrat to a welfare check. If they had to be removed in order to assemble the chair, why use thread sealant?? I had to get a pair of vice-grips to to grab the screwdriver handle in order to get enough torque to turn the screwdriver. Then I discovered that the "TU-001-305 Mechanism" that the four screws above are used to mount the apparatus under the seat which holds the lever to adjust the seat height, is position sensitive. There are two ways to install it, the right way or the wrong way. If you install it the wrong way the back cushion can be installed but you will not be able to adjust the position of the back cushion from front to back. I suspect this is why one reviewer stated that the back cushion could not be adjusted. If this happens to you, remove the four philips head screws, rotate the "TU-001-305" 180 degrees and remount it and you can then adjust the cushion back as intended. I know because it happened to me (I was on a roll).Beyond this, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the stool was quite comfortable and stable. I measured the height of the stool at its' lowest setting to be 28 inches from the floor to the top of the seat, with or without me sitting on it. The height at the highest setting is 34 inches, but when I plop my 205 pound frame on it the height drops to 33 inches, which is not bad at all.Also, other reviewers are correct when they remark that it rolls around easily, especially on a hard floor and you have to be careful that it doesn't slide away from you when getting on. I'm going to use it in my garage on the cement floor, so I may end up removing the wheels if this proves to be a problem.

My new workbench fits this perfectly!! Rolls and swivels quite well. Reloading is easier with this elevated chair. Seems sturdy enough for 300 lbs dude.