Ikea drawer units - Page 1
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author: Harvs
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2013, 12:02:24 pm
content: I found these in Ikea today and had to get a couple. I wasn't actually looking for draws, but I think these are a really great size for the lab and I haven't come across reasonably priced draw units like these recently. They're all painted sheet metal, so nothing fancy but should be pretty much last forever.http://www.ikea.com/aa/en/catalog/products/00176099/#/00176099

author: madworm
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2013, 12:33:48 pm
content: Looks like cheap thin metal to me. Easy to dent, probably rattly as hell.

author: Harvs
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2013, 01:30:19 pm
content: Yeah it is. But what does that matter for a 70cm high set of draws? It's not like you'd use them for wheeling your tools around the garage in...

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2013, 03:12:25 pm
content: Be careful with rusting, though.

author: PeterG
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2013, 09:03:02 pm
content: Nice find. At just 70cm tall, remove the wheels and it will make a good parts store for the workbench.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2013, 09:42:06 pm
content: Quote from: Harvs on August 25, 2013, 12:02:24 pmIs that a typical price for Ikea stuff in Australia? Because in Europe you get those for 30 Euro from Ikea. And it is a rather low quality for such a drawer. For 50 Euro you would get a more robust one from some office furniture supplier.

author: PA0PBZ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2013, 09:46:08 pm
content: Here it is, 30 euro:http://www.ikea.com/nl/nl/catalog/products/40107872/

author: PeterG
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2013, 10:38:30 pm
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on August 25, 2013, 09:42:06 pmIkea is more expensive in Australia compared to other countries. This is one of the reasons why it is not as popular here as it could be.

author: Matje
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2013, 10:45:51 pm
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on August 25, 2013, 09:42:06 pmThese are quite usable. Probably built from the same sheet steel you car is built from. ;-)Quote from: Bored@Work on August 25, 2013, 09:42:06 pmHmm, that I doubt. I looked around a bit for reasonable stuff. Most of the stuff available is simply to large for the space I have. And boy do they charge a pretty penny for the real workshop stuff...So I ended up with one of these Ikea things, and I absolutely will get a second one. Maybe more.

author: mrflibble
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2013, 12:02:01 am
content: Heh, I got one of those a while ago for 20 euro. Either at Aldi or Lidl, I forgot. Looks to be the exact same thing but without the wheels. It's reasonably sturdy, and no sharp edges you sometimes get with super cheapo folded aluminium. All in all, I wish I had gotten two more.

author: Harvs
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2013, 12:13:35 am
content: Yeah the pricing is just Oz. If you think that's bad, you should compare what we pay for a beerIn Western Oz the range of options for this sort of stuff is really limited, I've been to the typical suspects in office furniture supplies previously and they have nothing suitable. Unless you just want a filing cabinet, there's no competition. Generally for furniture requirements the first port of call is to keep on eye on gumtree (I think it's similar to craigslist in the US.)

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2013, 02:47:43 am
content: It's even cheaper in Dominican Republic, that was unexpected!http://www.ikea.com.do/productos_IKEA/productos.php?opcionBuscada=4&articuloBuscado=helmerRD$2,575US$60AUD$67.35GBP$39EUR$45.45The US price is US$40I wonder why is this so expensive in Australia if they are so close to China, where I expect this to be manufactured?

author: senso
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2013, 03:06:10 am
content: As far has IKEA says, its all made in their home country, sweden.

author: Harvs
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2013, 03:36:37 am
content: Quote from: senso on August 26, 2013, 03:06:10 amI think they say it's designed in Sweden, not made there.

author: ddavidebor
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2013, 05:00:05 am
content: Quote from: senso on August 26, 2013, 03:06:10 amVery rare ikea thing are made in swedenIs all china, romania and similar place

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2013, 05:40:01 am
content: Quote from: ddavidebor on August 26, 2013, 05:00:05 amYes, for a long time Ikea just uses the cheapest labour they can get. The latest scandal came to light a year ago. In the 80th they were using forced prison labour.http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/ikea-used-forced-prison-labour-to-make-furniture-8324016.htmlQuote from: Matje on August 25, 2013, 10:45:51 pmYour problem.

author: chickenHeadKnob
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2013, 06:20:20 am
content: Quote from: ddavidebor on August 26, 2013, 05:00:05 amIkea doesn't even make their ' swedish meatballs' in sweden:http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/02/25/horse-meat-ikea-meat-balls.htmlmeatballs gangham style,

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2013, 12:22:11 pm
content: Yeah, I don't care where they source the meatballs they are the tastiest meatballs you can get!I still eat them, as soon as they got back to the menu.Edit: the ones they source here are very tasty, I don't know about the ones in Sweden.

author: calmtron
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2013, 12:28:38 pm
content: I have on of those in my tiny little lab space. Good value for the money (was like $45 or so).

author: Chipset
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2013, 05:52:53 pm
content: Quote from: ivan747 on August 26, 2013, 12:22:11 pmSpeaking as a Swede, ikeas meatballs are terrible, greasy, gristly pieces of crap compared to real home made meatballs.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2013, 06:31:41 pm
content: Quote from: Chipset on August 27, 2013, 05:52:53 pmAs I learned in Sweden, there is only one person who can make Koettbulla the way it should be done. It is the Swede's respective mother.

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 06, 2013, 06:25:50 pm
content: Ok went looking tonight for the Helmer to see if I like it, and I don't since the format of the drawers and the funky way of getting them out does not match with my taste. Good find though and might be suitable for others.But in the children department my girlfriend found the Trofast system, a rack where I can put 10 plastick (the green ones on the picture but they are also in white/transparant plastick available) boxes in to store my reserve parts.I should have asked if they also had them in an ESD version

author: Hydrawerk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 06, 2013, 10:30:03 pm
content: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginners/componant-storage/msg243344/#msg243344

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 07, 2013, 11:37:36 am
content: I use these:http://uk.bito.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/Bito-UK-Site/en_GB/-/GBP/ViewParametricSearch-SimpleOfferSearch?WFSimpleSearch_NameOrID=rk3209They are stackable (no cabinet needed) and not too expensive.

author: senso
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 08, 2013, 05:16:56 pm
content: Well, there was an episode on how stuff works or some similar one, about some Ikea thingy and they said a lot of times that it was Swedish made, so yeah

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 08, 2013, 06:13:55 pm
content: Quote from: senso on September 08, 2013, 05:16:56 pmIf that was the case then you have seen one of the many cases where "journalists" were either too stupid or corrupt to report the truth.Ikea started as a Swedish company, but a large part is today owned by a foundation in the Netherlands. Foundations are a great thing. They slurp in money from the company, don't have to pay much taxes, and it is hard to track where the money is going. You can also make provisions for those relatives who aren't good at making a living on their own by getting them a job at the foundation. Having good relations to a particular bank in the tax haven of Luxembourg also helps with disguising the money flow. And having a second foundation in another tax haven, Liechtenstein, helps, too.If you think they at least produce that great Swedish design, well ... They have been caught ripping of artists. Taking a design without paying the artist, changing enough minor details so it is becomes a different design in the legal sense, and mass produced the design. Without the artist seeing one Krona.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 10, 2013, 06:32:20 pm
content: Sometimes the bull does not lose in the bull fight ring........

author: PeterG
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 10, 2013, 08:49:22 pm
content: Quote from: ErikTheNorwegian on September 09, 2013, 09:06:03 pmYeah but they taste good.......

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 10, 2013, 09:47:16 pm
content: Quote from: PeterG on September 10, 2013, 08:49:22 pmIt seems to me that Ikea meatballs are the Taco Bell of nordic food.

author: mrflibble
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 11, 2013, 07:55:12 am
content: Inspired by this thread about Ikea drawers I decided to try out a swedish meatball recipe.They turned out pretty good, so that's now added to the repertoire.

author: mzzj
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 13, 2013, 03:45:51 pm
content: Quote from: Harvs on August 25, 2013, 12:02:24 pmAnd I prefer thesehttp://www.ikea.com/fi/fi/catalog/products/40196241/Smooth ball bearing telescopic slides and way quieter to operate than those flimsy tin can drawers. Good for small tools and components, for anything heavier like 16" wrenches and so I would go for a real tool drawer like thesehttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOOLBOX-ROLL-TOOL-CHEST-LARGE-STEEL-7-DRAWER-LOCK-BOX-tools-cabinet-storage-/400455754702?pt=UK_Garage_Equipment_Tools_Tool_Boxes_Storage&hash=item5d3d05e3ce