"hydralic" artist bench problems

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 07:43 AM 3/10/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>A customer of mine has a "hydraulic" artist bench.  The lever on the side 
>does nothing to make it move up or down.  It has what appears to be an air 
>chamber (reservoir) on the underside as it has what looks like a valve 
>stem attached to it.
>1.  Is this thing really "hydraulic" or is it pneumatic?
>2.  If pneumatic, does anyone know how much pressure belongs in that 
>reservoir?
>3.  Is there any sort of repairs that a person can do to this bench 
>mechanism to make it function again?
>
>I can send a photo privately to anyone that is familiar with this bench if 
>that would help.
>
>John Fortiner
>Billings, MT


I think I pumped them up to 45#.

Call Jansen and ask.




Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician
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- Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score,
- Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.