Furniture feet GS10 black

GS10 is a glide in nylon PA6 for round tube legs, the small detail that decides how a tubular piece of furniture or a frame behaves against the floor. The series covers eight versions for tube sizes from 12 mm up to the 30 to 32 mm range, with lengths between 26 and 44 mm; all of them are black with a matte surface.

Several of the versions give their size as a range, for example 18 to 20 or 23 to 25 mm. That is not sloppiness but a property: the glide is made to suit a small range and therefore to sit firmly even though tube from different makers varies a little in size and wall thickness. Exactly how the dimensions are measured is shown in the manufacturer's data sheet; check your tube against it before you order.

Nylon is a classic sliding material. It has low friction against most floor surfaces, wears slowly and takes knocks without cracking; the same properties that make PA6 a standard choice in plain bearings make it a good choice under furniture legs. A glide in PA6 lets the chair slide in a controlled way instead of catching, and it survives years of daily moving. Moisture and cleaning agents do not affect the function, so wet mopping and machine scrubbing are fine.

Typical hosts are stackable chairs with steel tube frames, school desks, conference tables, hospital furniture and simpler frames on tube legs. In schools and offices glides are replaced continuously as a consumable; when the original glides have worn down or gone missing, a standard series covering several tube sizes is a rewarding thing to have in the store. Workshops also use them under carts and frames where casters would be overkill.

The type of floor matters for the experience. On linoleum and vinyl the nylon gives a soft, quiet slide; on tile it is heard more but does not scratch; on delicate wooden floors it is wise to try one glide on one chair before a whole stock is changed. Grit in entrance areas wears every sliding material, so there the glides are replaced more often whatever the make.

The difference from a soft glide pad is worth knowing. A glide is made for furniture that is moved often and easily; an elastomer pad is made for furniture that stands still and quiet. Stacking chairs that are put out and cleared away every day belong in the first category, and that is where GS10 does the most good.

The glide is fitted in the end of the tube and held in place by the springiness of the material itself; when replacing one you pry the old one loose and tap the new one carefully into place. No tools beyond something to tap with are needed, and the change can be made without tipping the whole piece of furniture over if you have a helping hand.

Measure the size of the tube with a caliper instead of trusting nominal catalogue figures; tube can be off by a tenth or so, and that is exactly why the range versions exist. The length also differs between the versions, from 26 to 44 mm, and is given in the data sheet along with the other dimensions, so you can choose how much of the glide is to show under the leg.

All versions are supplied in packs of 500 pieces. For a municipality or a property manager that is glides for 125 four legged chairs per box; for a furniture maker it is a natural production volume to work with.

Not sure which version suits your tube legs? Contact us and we will look at the dimensions together.