1930's Koken Barber Chair Brake Problem

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tbone70 Participant Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 1	1930's Koken Barber Chair Brake Problem 09/25/2013 6:04 PM
	I have an 1930's koken chair that will not stop turning.I can lock the the recline but cannot get it to stop from turning.I was told that if you let the chair down it should not turn but what about when it is pumped up? Mine turns all the time.What do i need to check? Am i doing something wrong.This is my first barber chair.I have been reading about a brake shoe on the piston but how does that work? Thanks for any help.
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SolarEagle Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: by the beach in Florida Posts: 33392 Good Answers: 1817	#1 Re: 1930's Koken Barber Chair Brake Problem 09/25/2013 7:48 PM
	Yes I think there is a brake on it.....You might try here if nobody knows here.... found this.... "All the way forward and down holding it there lets it down. pushing the lever forward and down and up raises it, and just halfway down/forward lets it swivel. to lock in position lightly pull back to the upright position." This guy seems to know about these chairs.... http://www.ebay.com/sch/merchant/jedijason1978?_nkw=barber&_sacat=&_ex_kw=&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_sop=16 __________________ All living things seek to control their own destiny....this is the purpose of life
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SolarEagle Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: by the beach in Florida Posts: 33392 Good Answers: 1817	#3 In reply to #1 Re: 1930's Koken Barber Chair Brake Problem 09/25/2013 8:09 PM
	Found this..... "...this chair does have a brake mechanism and it looks like a metal brake pad. It is usually located toward the front of the chair, between the pump piston and the stationary sleeve in the base. The motion of pulling the hande back pulls the pump piston up and a lobe on the piston comes into contact with the pad which is then driven into the side of the stationary sleeve that houses the up-down cylinder, effectively locking the chair in place. The pad may be worn out or it may have fallen out when (over the years) was moved by someone not familiar with these chairs. They may have tried to pull the cylinder out of the base to make it easier to move and the pad fell out (maybe you can find one on ebay). Or it may have fallen into the oil on top of the pump piston. Take the chair apart and look inside. I was surprised to find the brake pad on a chair I bought that had the same problem, in the oil. Pump the handle up and down until the oil disappears and have a look." http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/237592-Restoring-a-vintage-1920-s-Koken-Barber-s-Chair Brake pad.... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Koken-barber-chair-brake-pad-Part-3-/171105492402 __________________ All living things seek to control their own destiny....this is the purpose of life
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Ace Boeringa Guru Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Washington USA Posts: 566 Good Answers: 53	#2 Re: 1930's Koken Barber Chair Brake Problem 09/25/2013 7:52 PM
	Another perpetual motion thread?
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