Where did you pull this data from?
I think its AI sentiment generated data, no way someone needs 6.5h for a bed frame. I needed at best 2h...
I needed 45 min. Should it be 45 mins then?
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think its AI sentiment generated data, no way someone needs 6.5h for a bed frame. I needed at best 2h...
The time it takes to assemble Ikea furniture is very dependent on your experience with it, and if you're using an assembly driver or not.
..and space, try to assemble bulky bed in small bedroom
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#13LÖNSET Slatted bed base King 302.787.13 3h of fun for a mere $140. I've seen more expensive hobbies.
I have nightmares of these, I’ll gladly pay someone else to do it next time
I hate building IKEA furniture, my wife loves building IKEA furniture. Problem solved :).
Same with shopping at IKEA. I know all the shortcuts in our local IKEA so that I can exit the store as quickly as possible.
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#14If you look at the item number and it begins with an s, it means it's a combination of multiple articles. If you click "what's included" you'll see what articles it consists of. The assembly documents will include the assembly documents for each child article. On the top pax, you can see it actually consists of 20 distinct child articles (some of which require no assembly).
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#15I believe this table needs a column for the disassembly process as well.
I bought and assembled a TUFFING Bunk Bed years ago, and even though the complexity of assembly is reported as 4644 on this web site (which is also suspiciously low), as far as I can tell the only way to disassemble it is to use an angle grinder.
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#16LÖNSET Slatted bed base King 302.787.13 3h of fun for a mere $140. I've seen more expensive hobbies.
This is the new version, the old one is called sultan laxeby. Easily 1.5x the amount of time.
PDF for assembly is still up on the website: https://www.ikea.com/nl/nl/assembly_instructions/sultan-laxe...
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
The time it takes to assemble Ikea furniture is very dependent on your experience with it, and if you're using an assembly driver or not.
> and if you're using an assembly driver or not Not a good idea on modern Ikea furniture that's basically engineered wood and cardboard. Way too easy to strip out the threads.
>assembly driver
>Way too easy to strip out the threads.
An "assembly driver" or "installation driver" is meant to describe low-torque powered screwdrivers. They don't strip threads especially when used on the lowest torque settings that can barely turn a screw before the clutch-release mechanism clicks. On the other hand, the high-torque powered screwdrivers that can turn drywall and deck screws and the impact drivers that can spin the lugs on car wheels are a different beast.
The bigger risk with IKEA furniture is hammering in the metal dowel pins (that interlock with the rotating cams) at a perpendicular angle to the flat board. You have to gently tap them with a hammer because it's too easy to puncture through the particle board.
Actually, the majority of "screws" to turn in a lot of IKEA furniture (e.g. bookshelves) are the cams instead of typical threaded screws. The cams only rotate 180 degrees so there's no time savings in trying to use a powered screwdriver.
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#18Tried 4 different items and none are listed.
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#19I don't believe this. The sundvik series feels way more complex than brimnes but wardrobes have the same complexity score.
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#20Tried 4 different items and none are listed.
Sorry to hear! The products are from the US site, and I’m hiding products where the extraction pipeline couldn’t get all of the information (steps, parts count) reliably.
What are the missing products?