Wayfair Drafting Chair Assembly

Bruce Ediger

I purchased a C-3718-5B drafting chair from Wayfair. They drop-shipped it from China. The actual assembly instructions are OK, but it contains a few oddities.

This is the sticker that I think should have been on part (N) Foot Ring:

sticker from “Mechanism”

I wish the sticker had remained affixed to the Foot Ring. I fear I installed part (N) Foot Ring upside down.

Here’s an extract from the parts list picture:

Part (D) Mechanism

Not too shabby of an illustration, but I feel like “mechanism” is too general of a name. On the other hand, a label is good, otherwise I might have believed this drawing represented a tank turret.

step 8, finish the installation, where you don’t do anything

The assembly instructions were a traditional mix of text and image, not the weird no-words-Ikea style.

Step 8 was very zen.

The safety illustrations are inadvertently hilarious.

do not push the chair safety illustration do not stand on the chair safety illustration

Looks like those red-colored guys are having a great time breaking the rules.

There were a few tips on using the chair other than “checking and tighting knob every month”.

deodorizing tips

I don’t believe there’s any leather used in this chair. There’s fabric covering the seat. The armrests and back are plastic.