How to make an IKEA table
I went to IKEA to buy a cheap side table to put the mouse tanks on, so that they wouldn’t take up so much space on my floor and Tim wouldn’t go over for sleep-overs at Darcy’s place any longer.
I purchased a LACK coffee table, it cost $19.90 and was light and easy to carry. So far so good. Assembly promised to be easy - except that I’m impaired at understanding visual images. Pictorial sequence of my travails follows.
The screws refused to obey my commands to go in straight. Plus their pointy ends and rather sharp threads were not finger-friendly, and I couldn’t get a grip.
Nope, no good. It won’t straighten out.
This is what I eventually figured out (and which is pictured on the assembly sticker, had I taken a more careful look at it):
Put the screw in the hole on the underside of the table part!
Once the screw can stay upright for a bit, plonk the leg part on top and turn. See, no touching of pointy ends or sharp threads involved.
Ta-daaa! Repeat on the rest of the legs. Upturn table. Put in location of choice. Done!
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