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I feel like everyone else is using a different Lack than I've seen at IKEA, they're made of flimsy fiberboard that feels like it's going to fall apart at any mo
by some_random 4y ago
I feel like everyone else is using a different Lack than I've seen at IKEA, they're made of flimsy fiberboard that feels like it's going to fall apart at any moment. I tried making a printer enclosure and gave up because it felt like it would collapse from a strong breeze. If you're going to put in all this work, you should probably use better materials from the beginning.
- agloeregrets 4y agoThey are stronger than they look. keep in mind that all joints in a lack have no cross brace so the leg-surface joint is actually pretty strong. The big thing is that a tight install of the legs and adding tension and mounting the hardware helps cross re-enforce them. The examples where people use a second lack top as the bottom are WAY more reenforced than one would expect, you probably could use it as a chair.
- ezconnect 4y agoI had 3 of them stack on top of each other, all with 3D printer and power supply and filaments for more than 2 years. It is very strong and sturdy. It didn't shake or sag.
- notatoad 4y agothey're made from flimsy fiberboard, but if you actually crack one open you'll see that all the joints are reinforced with wooden blocking, and the flat surfaces are filled with corrugated material. they're light, and if you get any water past the exterior finishing they disintigrate. but they're deceptively strong as long as all the joints are screwed together tightly.