Blog posts tagged with 'party rental'

When you receive your NES banquet chair dolly you will notice that there is minor assembly required (though it is less involved than the previously provided instructions for the NES Folding Chair Cart that we previously provided assembly instructions for). Below is a full run down of the pieces you should receive in your package as well as assembly instructions and tools that are required.

What you should receive:

• (2x) Pneumatic (airless) or solid wheels (depending on your purchase selection)
• (1x) Axle
• (2x) Washers
• (2x) Cotter Pins
• (1x) Hand Truck Frame

Tools Required (not included):

• Pliers
• Rubber Mallet

Step 1:

Check to make sure you have all of your parts. The axle is typically taped to the hand truck frame with the cotter pins and washers on it.

Step 2:

Take 1 cotter pin out and take both washers off of axle.

Step 3:

Put wheel on axle with the outside of the wheel against the cotter pin.

Step 4:

Place one washer on axle after the wheel. *Note: not all carts will require both or any washers; the washers simply fill the extra space to prevent the wheels from traveling too much on the axle. The banquet chair cart will still work effectively without them.*

Step 5:

Put axle on cart, hammer into place with a rubber mallet if required

Step 6:

Place second washer onto axle. Again the washer may not be required.

Step 7:

Put second wheel onto the axle.

Step 8:

Put cotter pin back into place, bend one end to hold in place.

Well done! Your cart is now complete! Enjoy the fruits of your labour by quickly and easily moving your banquet chairs.

When exhibiting at the Quebexpo in March we had the chance to experience a new way to test the quality of bistro chairs. From our previous post on how strong bistro chairs are, we know that they're pretty tough chairs – our strongest we've tested to date in fact. But just because they're capable of holding a lot of weight doesn’t necessarily mean the backs won't break if customers lean back on them (and let's be honest – a lot of people lean back on chairs). One of the Quebexpo attendees showed us a great way of telling if the chair backs on a bistro chair are strong yet flexible enough to deal with a customer’s weight and adjustments as they eat or attend an event. He asked if he could see one of our NES Reliable Bistro Chairs and proceeded to do what Jonathan does in the video:

We found out after from the attendee that in cases where the plastic is too brittle (i.e. doesn’t allow flexibility for the chair to move and bend with a customer) if you attempt to bend the chair back backwards it snaps clean in two – signalling a poor quality bistro chair that won’t hold up to the rigors of the rental world.

You just received your new NES Folding Chair Cart and you are wondering how to assemble it. Look no further for a full run down of the pieces you should receive in your package as well as assembly instructions and tools that are required.

Step 2:

Turn the base cart unit over so that the brackets that hold the wheels are pointing up.

Step 3:

Position the swiveling wheels over the brackets that are positioned closest to the handle opening.

Step 4:

Place locking washer on the bolts, screw bolts into bracket by hand. Make sure you start all of the bolts before tightening bolts down. Repeat with the rest of the wheels until all wheels are secured.

Step 5:

Turn over cart with wheels, place handle into the mounting position. Screw in bolts to secure handle.

Congratulations! You’ve assembled the NES Folding Chair Cart! Now place chairs on the cart and enjoy how easy it is to move your folding chairs.

The answer: it depends on what style of table you want. Below we’ll elaborate on what style and size wholesale tablecloth you need for a 30” x 72” rectangular banquet table.

If you want a 6ft banquet table that looks like this with a polyester tablecloth draping just to the floor:

Image Source: http://www.pacificpartycanopies.com/

a 90 inch x 132 inch polyester tablecloth will go right to the floor. These are used most regularly as the style of table for banquets and events of most kinds.

If you want your table to look like this with a polyester tablecloth draping just halfway down the legs:

Image source: http://www.middlegeorgiatentrentals.com/

a 60 inch x 102 inch polyester tablecloth will go halfway to the floor. These are used in more casual events including children’s parties.

If you want your table to look like this with a spandex tablecloth:

this includes a 6ft spandex tablecover. It provides a modern and clean line that a lot of buffets, and trade shows utilize.

There are many different kinds of plastic folding chairs on the market today. Understanding the quality of the product, especially as a rental operator, will help you ensure the investment you’ve made will stand up to the wear and tear associated with rental products. We learned of a test to tell whether the plastic folding chair was susceptible to breakage years ago but never thought to film it until recently.

If you have a plastic folding chair that is made of recycled plastic of any kind, you can tell by the give of the plastic. If your plastic folding chairs do not have recycled plastic in them, you should be able to attempt to bend the chair back and notice that there’s a give associated with this move. If your plastic folding chairs do have recycled plastic in them you shouldn’t be able to notice any give at all. This might seem as though a plastic folding chair made of recycled plastic is a better quality chair – but in the rental industry that’s not the case.

Unfortunately there’s a number of clients or even staff that may be less cautious in how they handle your products. A stiffer plastic with less give means it’s more prone to breakage. If they fall over upon delivery or two get hit together during setup, the plastic with more give will be more forgiving to a potential blow.

Enter the Hammer Test.

If you’re unsure whether a plastic folding chair contains recycled plastic I’d suggest asking for a sample – and then do this to it:

Here’s what one of our plastic folding chairs will do (note that we do not have recycled plastic in our chairs):

Pretty cool huh?