Shopping for Barber Chairs
Barber Chair Quality
It's such a shame that so many of barber chairs look alike from
the picture or at least close and when you receive them they are
marginally acceptable for usage. This is what I tell people, "If
a cheap barber chair weighs 125 lbs and a Keller International
(http://kellerinternational.com) barber chair weighs 225 lbs,
which one do you think is going to last". That's right the
barber chair with the steel in it !!!!
Shopping for Barber Chairs
When shopping for barber chairs you need to take a lot of
quality and reliability factors into account. The main SAFETY
factor is the diameter and steel thickness of the barber chair
base plate. A round chrome base plate should be a minimum of
660mm in diameter (26.2 inches) and a steel thickness of about
1/8 of an inch (.100 to .125 inches). Many barber chair
manufacturers are using undersized all-purpose chair pumps and
bases (600mm = 24 inches) for barber chairs with disastrous
results. This makes for an unsafe condition and poor reliability
since the base is too small, the steel thickness is too thin and
the pump disc eventually fractures at the pump bolt connections.
Not only is the pump base too small, but to offset that fatal
error, they moved the pump to the chair mounting bracket toward
the rear of the chair; this prevents it from flipping over
backwards when in the reclined shaving position. However this
causes the chair to flip forward if you slide forward on the
seat during a normal haircut. I had another manufacturers chair
here and I could not even sit normally in the chair without it
flipping it forward. I have no clue how someone could ever sell
a barber chair of such poor design.
Barber Chair Hydraulic Pumps
Barber chair hydraulic pumps are another story. Pump shaft size
is important (35mm to 40mm) and the weight lifting capacity of
the hydraulic pump (400lbs) is a major factor. Basically the
pump needs to be massive in size for a barber chair, that's if
you want a long lasting sturdy chair. Unfortunately pump
capacity ratings from a lot of barber chair manufacturers are
over inflated, stating their maximum lift on a good day without
any safety factor built into it.
Barber Chair Design
Finally we get down to barber chair design basics, which is the
barber chair steel frame construction; it needs to be rugged and
not flimsy (basically put some steel in it). Many imported
manufacturers just use a couple of steel crossbars for their
framing which is marginal for sturdiness. The Keller Barber
chair model K2006 series
(http://www.kellerinternational.com/c-2-Barber-Chair.aspx) has a
full solid 1/4" thick steel plate for the entire underside of
the chair. Remember the old cast iron barber chairs, they were
solid and extremely heavy. It's too bad we can't afford to make
them like that any more. But I will put the Keller K2006A barber
chair up against the old heavy duty ones any day. It's a very
rugged chair.
Ask Donald Trump and Vince McMahon, whose barber chair they
bought for the WWE Battle of the Billionaire's. Yep, Keller
International K2006A
(http://www.kellerinternational.com/pc-18-2-hydraulic-master-barb
er-chair-k2006a.aspx) was in the center of the Wrestling ring
for the "Hair vs. Hair" shaving event! Well actually it was the
WWE ( World Wrestling Entertainment ) that bought it, they
should have just asked us, we would have given it to them for
free.
We, at Keller International are an engineering based company and
have strived through the years to continually improve and demand
high quality in both our designs and finished products from our
factories.
About the author:
Paul Keller, President http://kellerinternational.com
http://blog.kellerinternational.com
It's such a shame that so many of barber chairs look alike from
the picture or at least close and when you receive them they are
marginally acceptable for usage. This is what I tell people, "If
a cheap barber chair weighs 125 lbs and a Keller International
(http://kellerinternational.com) barber chair weighs 225 lbs,
which one do you think is going to last". That's right the
barber chair with the steel in it !!!!
Shopping for Barber Chairs
When shopping for barber chairs you need to take a lot of
quality and reliability factors into account. The main SAFETY
factor is the diameter and steel thickness of the barber chair
base plate. A round chrome base plate should be a minimum of
660mm in diameter (26.2 inches) and a steel thickness of about
1/8 of an inch (.100 to .125 inches). Many barber chair
manufacturers are using undersized all-purpose chair pumps and
bases (600mm = 24 inches) for barber chairs with disastrous
results. This makes for an unsafe condition and poor reliability
since the base is too small, the steel thickness is too thin and
the pump disc eventually fractures at the pump bolt connections.
Not only is the pump base too small, but to offset that fatal
error, they moved the pump to the chair mounting bracket toward
the rear of the chair; this prevents it from flipping over
backwards when in the reclined shaving position. However this
causes the chair to flip forward if you slide forward on the
seat during a normal haircut. I had another manufacturers chair
here and I could not even sit normally in the chair without it
flipping it forward. I have no clue how someone could ever sell
a barber chair of such poor design.
Barber Chair Hydraulic Pumps
Barber chair hydraulic pumps are another story. Pump shaft size
is important (35mm to 40mm) and the weight lifting capacity of
the hydraulic pump (400lbs) is a major factor. Basically the
pump needs to be massive in size for a barber chair, that's if
you want a long lasting sturdy chair. Unfortunately pump
capacity ratings from a lot of barber chair manufacturers are
over inflated, stating their maximum lift on a good day without
any safety factor built into it.
Barber Chair Design
Finally we get down to barber chair design basics, which is the
barber chair steel frame construction; it needs to be rugged and
not flimsy (basically put some steel in it). Many imported
manufacturers just use a couple of steel crossbars for their
framing which is marginal for sturdiness. The Keller Barber
chair model K2006 series
(http://www.kellerinternational.com/c-2-Barber-Chair.aspx) has a
full solid 1/4" thick steel plate for the entire underside of
the chair. Remember the old cast iron barber chairs, they were
solid and extremely heavy. It's too bad we can't afford to make
them like that any more. But I will put the Keller K2006A barber
chair up against the old heavy duty ones any day. It's a very
rugged chair.
Ask Donald Trump and Vince McMahon, whose barber chair they
bought for the WWE Battle of the Billionaire's. Yep, Keller
International K2006A
(http://www.kellerinternational.com/pc-18-2-hydraulic-master-barb
er-chair-k2006a.aspx) was in the center of the Wrestling ring
for the "Hair vs. Hair" shaving event! Well actually it was the
WWE ( World Wrestling Entertainment ) that bought it, they
should have just asked us, we would have given it to them for
free.
We, at Keller International are an engineering based company and
have strived through the years to continually improve and demand
high quality in both our designs and finished products from our
factories.
About the author:
Paul Keller, President http://kellerinternational.com
http://blog.kellerinternational.com
posted by Racoll at
10:50 AM
1 Comments:
The importance of a good quality chair with scientific design is essential for employees and people who spend longer hours before computer monitors. Chairs manufacturers are coming with various designs and tailor made designs which suit the ambience and comfort of the customer.
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