How to assemble a bar stool

• Allen key (supplied)
• Cross-head screwdriver
• Rubber mallet (for gas-lift stools)

Before you start, lay everything out on a soft surface (the flattened box works) and check it against the parts list in your manual.

• Seat and back
• Legs or base with gas cylinder
• Footrest ring
• Bolts, washers and plastic foot caps
• Seat plate or mechanism

1. 1

   Step 1: Lay the seat upside down on a soft surface.

2. 2

   Step 2: For fixed stools: bolt the legs to the seat plate finger-tight, then fit the footrest ring between the legs.

3. 3

   Step 3: Stand the stool upright, check that all feet touch the floor, then tighten the bolts in a cross pattern.

4. 4

   Step 4: For gas-lift stools: push the gas cylinder into the base, then place the seat mechanism onto the top of the cylinder.

5. 5

   Step 5: Sit on the gas-lift stool firmly, or tap the seat with a rubber mallet, so the tapered joint locks together.

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   Step 6: Fit the footrest ring at a comfortable height and tighten its screw.

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   Step 7: Fit the plastic caps to the feet and test the swivel and height lever.

• Using a gas-lift stool with the cylinder not fully seated, so it wobbles.
• Leaving the plastic cap on the top of the gas cylinder, which stops it locking into the seat.
• Placing the footrest ring too high, which makes the stool awkward to climb onto.