Do these glides use a screw from the bottom to hold or just friction. Reason for asking is that screw could scratch floor as plastic wore down.
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No screw necessary. They are a little hard to get in, but once they are in they aren't coming out, believe me. Actually, for more protection for our wood floors, I add a pad, like you would use for a chair, on the bottom. I peel it off when I leave home and stick it back on when I return. Probably not necessary, but it makes my wife feel better; and when she's happy I'm happy. gnn
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there is no screw involved they are just like any tip you could buy, I really like mine and no more tennis balls.
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No they are well designed. You remove the original rubber feet in the back and the glides just snap right in. My 90 yr old dad glides along carpets as well as hardwood floors with his walker now that I popped the new glides in.
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They do not use a screw.The replacement that I recommend is teflon. Plastic will squeal on a number of surfaces...
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You just have to tap them in (though you may have to tap whatever old tip that was there down into the leg). I've noticed some movement in one or two of the walkers, but in general they fit really nicely. I run an assisted living, so I use a bunch. Much better than tennis balls.
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They roll very easy on our floors...we have been happy with the purchase...No marks and have held up well. Ours are a year old. I would recommend.
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I have felt furniture sliders on the bottom of the legs, and have had no issues moving it around a kitchen with hardwood or vinyl flooring.
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there is a black, plastic (?) ring around the bottom that seems to prevent unintentional sliding. i'm not sure about it being protective, but i've had them for six months and they haven't scratched the wood floors
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The legs have a hard plastic end. They seem smooth but to be doubly sure to protect the floor, you might want to use felt on the bottom of the leg.
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I've only used the felt sliders on my wood floors. I believe there are 4 small ones in this pack. I use the others for carpet. I know someone who used the gray slippery part to slide something on a cement floor, and, while it did slide, the slider was scratched beyond further use.
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I used these mats on a laminate floor and never had any problem with them sliding. I do P90x on these mats.
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Good questions, the base of the slidders is made of plastic. Maybe if you put a piece of cloth in between the plastic slider or not.
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Is a screw that goes into the bottom to hold together the seat with the pedals, you tighten, I put a piece of plastic do not scrub the floor. (sorry my bad english),regards
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When you take them out of the package they can easily be inserted in the tube - then when you screw them in the plastic expands and becomes secure. When the glide becomes thin, reverse the process and they slip out easily.
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There is a screw on the slides that allows you to lock the slides in place, I think the folks having trouble with the slides have not made certain that this screw is all the way loose. Mine was not and the slide was a bit stiff. Once I loosened the screw....smooth as glass!!
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There are sliders for wood floors but they have a cloth on the base instead of a plastic which touches the wood floor. These are good for sliding across carpet. I would use Waxman 4710495N Felt Bottom round Furniture Sliders if I were moving furniture over a tile or wooden floor. Hope that helps! I'd hate for you to scratch your wood floor with the hard plastic bottom of these if a piece of sand or grit gets between the plastic and the floor.
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The slides on the bottom of these shoes slide perfectly. I have used them for 4 weeks now and they give me just enough slide without being too slippery. One of the guys I bowled with last week slid too much and fell in his expensive leather bottom shoes. For the money and being just a hack bolwer I think these shoes are really great. I believe you can use a soft wire bush to clean the bottoms if they get too dirty.
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No. But I am not sure you would want one. These stay put enough, we have half a dozen of these and I haven't heard anyone state that it moves when they don't want it to. We have all of these on those plastic carpet mats, so if they were going to glide unintentionally I would think we would have discovered that by now. Hope that helps.
2010213
No, they have a non-slip coating on both top & bottom. I've experienced the design to be very stable.
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No they do not. I ordered them and had to return. Instead of these, I used grip tape found at a hardware store. Tape designed for slick steps. Hope this helps.
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The "grippers" are just cloth. That said, the bottom is solid, so you could pick up a piece of foam rubber at Hobby Lobby or Walmart for less than a buck and glue it to the bottom. I never bothered to do that and it doesn't slide around too much on our floor (also wood). We have a 50-pound corgi and a 75-pound hound dog that both use these steps.