Eames Chair Rubber Shock Mounts

2 x quality oval mounts with bolts single cold pressed steel plate encapsulated in neoprene 2 oz.

Eames chair rubber shock mounts.

Not made of polyurethane. After 34 years of continual use the shock mounts became weaker until one day the back of the chair fell away from the seat shell. Eames shell chair shock mounts set of 4 with glue 40 00 eames shell chair shock mounts set of 4 no glue sold out. A well known issue of vintage eames side and armchairs are broken shock mounts which are used to mount the bases to the fibreglass shells of the chairs.

All shock mount sets are professional made from elastic neoprene rubber like the original herman miller. I am trying to adhere a hard rubber mount to wood. The term shock mount was in part is more symbolic and a marketing decision. Now offering our renowned eames shock mounts to the discerning professional restorer.

If anyone is familiar with the eames lounge chair i need advice on what type of epoxy to reglue the shock mounts with. The eames mid century modern furniture embodies luxury comfort and exquisite elegance in its design. In attaching the back to the base eames avoided the use of bolts choosing to attach the plywood pieces by gluing a rubber shock mount between them. Shell chair 4 x full chair eames side or arm replacement black rubber shock mount 4 x set herman miller or vitra nbsp replacement shockmount for an eames fiberglass arm or side cha.

Of our specifically formulated bonding gel. Sooner or later the shock mounts will fail. The very early fiberglass chairs have a larger shock mount than the later more common fiberglass chairs. After much study the following repair was born.

The rubber dried out and material lost flexibility. This was a necessity because the mfr. Eames lounge chair shock mounts pair 25 00 eames shell chair boot glide foot replacements 4 23 99 eames shell chair shock mount single 10 00. There are different types of rubber shock mounts on the eames chairs.

Designers charles and ray eames lounge chair has been manufactured by licensees herman miller and vitra and imitated for decades by numerous other manufacturers in attaching the back to the base eames avoided the use of bolts choosing to mate the plywood pieces by gluing a rubber shock mount between them. The patent goes into detail about the construction type of rubber and adhesives used to make shock mounts. My current choice is 7522 bostik epoxy. The companies that make the chair have tried different adhesives over the years.

It s really an adhesive problem.