9/25/2017 0 Comments From Happy Hacking To Screw You![]() Hacking a Pax around a corner - IKEA Hackers. Bedroom. Published on May 1st, 2. Contributor. So, me and my girlfriend bought a house which had a closet built into the wall of the bedroom. Because it wasn’t IKEA we (obviously) had to get rid of it and replace the built- in closet with nice and tall Pax- units. There was only one tiny problem: the recess of the old build- in closet could easily fit four Pax- units, but for a fifth one to fit, it had to be narrower and go around a corner in order for the door to remain the same width as the rest of the units: The only solution I could think of was to ‘improve’ one of the Pax- units and cut out a corner, both in all the shelves as in the right side and the back. So – as we say in the Netherlands: “Meten is weten” (to measure, is to know) – I took some measurements and a plan came together: Then came the easy part: cutting all the involved parts of the Pax- unit to size: My plan was to use only IKEA parts and not simply nail or screw the parts together, so I had to recreate all the clever cut- outs, holes and special bolts that IKEA uses (you know, the small round nuts that you tighten with a screwdriver). Furthermore, as the smallest of the two parts of the right side of the Pax would have to support the door, I had to create a few new ones to give it more strength. Fortunately, IKEA provides free spare parts nowadays, so I drove to my local IKEA to get some extra nuts and bolts. Handy tip: you can use the old parts as a mold or template: After I got the spares came the hard part: drilling (a lot of) new holes and creating a few new points to attach the parts to each other: As it turned out, the modified parts fitted together quite nicely (and looked kinda funny): With all the shelves fitted, I was confident it was strong enough and put it into place: It fits! With the door re- attached you wouldn’t know that there’s only 7. Pax- Unit behind the door until you open the door: Overall a very rewarding project. Up to the next!~ Wouter van der Boon, the Netherlands. The Author. Contributor This post was contributed by a reader. Please see credits at the end of the post. Luke Plunkett. Luke Plunkett is a Contributing Editor based in Canberra, Australia. He has written a book on cosplay, designed a game about airplanes, and also runs. It’s cake versus ice cream for Splatoon 2's first Splatfest and we’re streaming all the fun live on our Twitch channel. Come and join the mayhem! Een goede metselaar kan geen steen weigeren. Impressive! Lots of places for your girlfriend’s handbags! Btw, why you need a baseball bat beside your bed? Regulating Mechanical Watches by a Master Watchmaker.We explain how to regulate a 2824-2 automatic movement using a watch timing machine. To submit your own hack, please click here. Kotaku. It’s cake versus ice cream for Splatoon 2's first Splatfest and we’re streaming all the fun live on our Twitch channel. Come and join the mayhem! You can watch a saved recording of the stream below.
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