mistake in flat pack assembly

paddles

've assembled the 3rd piece of IKEA, the seemingly easiest part of the trio and yet on my 3Rd effort, let the side down by making a spectacular error, only noticed at the END! I was so proud of my earlier efforts and this time, got too cocky!

Please see attached photo. I put the wrong part somewhere which is ok functionally but looks **** as there are 2 holes in the joint that shouldn't be there. I can't begin to contemplate dissembling the whole piece. Can I get anything to stick into the holes like the things you see in cupboards that cover the screws?

chillin117

Wheres the photo ? Sounds like you fitted one piece the wrong way around, Having said that, A bit of woodfiller paste should do the job. You will probably have a colour/shade mismatch with the filler though

paddles

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chillin117 wrote: »

Wheres the photo ? Sounds like you fitted one piece the wrong way around, Having said that, A bit of woodfiller paste should do the job. You will probably have a colour/shade mismatch with the filler though

chillin117

Something like this ? http://www.draperyandupholsteryworkroom.com/catalog_pg13.htm

dodzy

If there was no wood glue used with dowels, i'd just disassemble it. You'll be much quicker 2nd time around Looks like that shelf need to be reversed & they look like dowel holes.

cheif kaiser

Fill the holes, then neatly pick the laminate off the back of the shelf with a Stanley knife and glue onto the front. Done well, nobody would know!

Esel

cheif kaiser wrote: »

Fill the holes, then neatly pick the laminate off the back of the shelf with a Stanley knife and glue onto the front. Done well, nobody would know!

Eh, no. Don't try this.

Just rewind (disassemble) and fix the problem properly.

paddles

chillin117 wrote: »

Something like this ? http://www.draperyandupholsteryworkroom.com/catalog_pg13.htm

Looks like a possibility thanks.

Jayop

I love doing flat pack. It's like jigsaws for men.

paddles

Esel wrote: »

Eh, no. Don't try this.

Just rewind (disassemble) and fix the problem properly.

I can't get the screws off. They're like round screws with a semi circle. I don't know the terminology.

Esel

paddles wrote: »

I can't get the screws off. They're like round screws with a semi circle. I don't know the terminology.

Fair enough. Some sort of cap like chillin117 suggested then.

cheif kaiser

Esel wrote: »

Eh, no. Don't try this.

Eh why? If he/she can't get it back apart, there are not many choices to make it look like it never happened. Worked for me

Esel

cheif kaiser wrote: »

Eh why? If he/she can't get it back apart, there are not many choices to make it look like it never happened. Worked for me

Just that I think "neatly pick the laminate off the back of the shelf with a Stanley knife and glue onto the front" is not good advice. Sorry, no offence meant.

cheif kaiser

Esel wrote: »

Just that I think "neatly pick the laminate off the back of the shelf with a Stanley knife and glue onto the front" is not good advice. Sorry, no offence meant.

I would suggest that you try and give some good advice rather than criticising other peoples advice. The OP asked for advice on covering the mistake, you offered none. No Offence!

cletus

Really, disassembly and reassembling would be the best option. I've never come across a security fastener, or fastener that can't be opened from IKEA. Maybe post a picture onlf the head and somebody can advise.

Esel

cheif kaiser wrote: »

I would suggest that you try and give some good advice rather than criticising other peoples advice. The OP asked for advice on covering the mistake, you offered none. No Offence!

I did offer advice. You 'accidentally' deleted it when you quoted my post. Maybe you picked it out with a Stanley knife?

paddles

cletus wrote: »

Really, disassembly and reassembling would be the best option. I've never come across a security fastener, or fastener that can't be opened from IKEA. Maybe post a picture onlf the head and somebody can advise.

Here it is. I can't get any sort of a grip on it to remove it! (and/orIKEA.JPG all the other 20 or so...)

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the_pen_turner

if you look at those fixings you usually see an arrow. that arrow is to tighten it so give it a turn opposite to the arrow.
open all the fittings and gently tap the parts apart.

cletus

paddles wrote: »

cletus wrote: »

Really, disassembly and reassembling would be the best option. I've never come across a security fastener, or fastener that can't be opened from IKEA. Maybe post a picture onlf the head and somebody can advise.

Here it is. I can't get any sort of a grip on it to remove it! (and/orIKEA.JPG all the other 20 or so...)

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Those fittings usually have a flat or Philips head slot in order to tighten it to the head of another bolt, usually to make 90 joints.

I'm not sure how you can't open it if you were able to close it in the first place.

Can you take a picture of one in situ

Kenny Bania

Unscrew it, then use a magnet to pop it out.

NiallBoo

Kenny Bania wrote: »

Unscrew it, then use a magnet to pop it out.

That's not how it works.

You don't need to (and can't) remove this fitting before disassembly.

You need to turn it anti-clockwise to loosen it (and any other such fittings holding those bits of wood together) then gently pull the wooden sections apart.

You might need to giggle them a tiny bit to make sure they're in the "open" position.

Kenny Bania

NiallBoo wrote: »

That's not how it works.

You don't need to (and can't) remove this fitting before disassembly.

You need to turn it anti-clockwise to loosen it (and any other such fittings holding those bits of wood together) then gently pull the wooden sections apart.

You might need to giggle them a tiny bit to make sure they're in the "open" position.

Eh? You can remove them. Just give them a half turn so they unhook the screw head, and use a magnet to pop them out. Then all the wood panels will slide apart, since it's likely just dowels holding them in place.

NiallBoo

Kenny Bania wrote: »

Eh? You can remove them. Just give them a half turn so they unhook the screw head, and use a magnet to pop them out. Then all the wood panels will slide apart, since it's likely just dowels holding them in place.

Once the other piece of the stand is pushed into place the pin attached to it will be pushed into the twist fastener and prevent it being removed.
There are some that don't have a solid side and you could remove it anyway, but not the one in the photo.

edit: looked at the photo again and I was wrong and it could be removed (sorry Kenny) - but it would be a bit tricky and there's no benefit to doing it, so OP don't Get stuck on it.

What I think is going on here is some combination of:

1. OP trying to remove the twist fastener itself instead if just loosening it, getting stuck here and giving up.

2.Not loosening all of the twist fasteners before trying to detach the pieces.

3. Only partially loosening one of the twist fasteners (they often have little arrows on them so you can tell what position they're in)

Roselm

Jayop wrote: »

I love doing flat pack. It's like jigsaws for men.

...or women! I love them too!

Esel

Roselm wrote: »

...or women! I love them too!

You love doing women?