Hello all. Long time forum reader but rarely post here.
Question: Is there a market for these glides being re-made?
I noticed one company does make them close to originals but doesn't sell them individually anymore. Only part of restoration projects. Seems like one too many customers made them mad.
Not dead yet! Quiet and might smell a bit lately, but not dead. Possibly just sleeping.
Perhaps the lack of responses is because your question was confusing.
Did you mean to ask if there is a source for these floor glides?
How was it confusing? I was just asking if there was a market for the glides if a few were made and sold.
I already know there is a source (somewhat) but they claim to only make them for restoration projects. I am sure most people know what source this is that I am talking about. It is not my intention to bash them as they do very good quality work and I am sure they have their reasons to stop selling the glides. It is a free market.
Anyways, I ended up having a few made by a machinist locally using my original example. I will list the ones I don't use eventually for sale on ebay or something like that when I am ready but they will probably be on the high end cost wise compared to other glides on the market. I have no plans to make any more after what I have is sold off. It was hard enough getting a machinist to even make them in the first place.
Btw, Herman Miller does not sell this specific glide anymore. Also the current leveling glides they do use for the segmented base which is a different style is not sold as a service part either so good luck if you try that route. They will likely tell you to go pound sand.
In any case, you can always get other styles of glides. Almost anything that will screw into the 1/4-20 threaded nylon inserts that are 7/16" OD. Whatever tickles your fancy.
It seems that if a market for this peculiar example of floor glide exists, it remains to be found among the readers of this forum. Thank you for the clarification and please excuse my misunderstanding that you were seeking potential customers.
Sorry if the wording of my initial post made it seem like I was seeking customers. I wasn't seeking customers on this site, just getting a feel of the demand which of course seems to be non-existent and pretty much answered my question.
There is a lot of reproduction glides for all kinds of HM products out there but oddly this particular one doesn't come up much at all. I guess people are content with non OEM looking alternatives out there which is fine.
@mcmatt32, I'm impressed that you went to the effort and expense of having these early glides reproduced! Most of us would have simply replaced them with the more modern HM versions (which, I think, is completely acceptable in this case). Of course maintaining the original look is a nice touch, too!
@mcmatt32, Yes, Herman Miller customer service can be exasperating. On the one hand, they've responded in timely fashion to every question I've asked of them. On the other, their answers have always somehow been less than accommodating. I get it. They're in the business of selling furniture, not repairing it.
That said, commonly-sought OEM replacement parts are to be found for sale by certain third-party vendors ...at a price.
@mcmatt32, Yes, Herman Miller customer service can be exasperating. On the one hand, they've responded in timely fashion to every question I've asked of them. On the other, their answers have always somehow been less than accommodating. I get it. They're in the business of selling furniture, not repairing it.
That said, commonly-sought OEM replacement parts are to be found for sale by certain third-party vendors ...at a price.
Yeah. Their customer service team can be weird. I guess it just depends who you get on the other end of the phone. It is like buying parts for your automobile at the parts counter of the dealership. If they have to dig too hard to find the part you need, they are less motivated to do so.
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