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And even the cheapest crap you can get from IKEA doesn't seem that bad to me. I've had one of those 5-euro LACK coffee tables for around six years and it really
by Hamuko 3y ago
And even the cheapest crap you can get from IKEA doesn't seem that bad to me. I've had one of those 5-euro LACK coffee tables for around six years and it really only has some minor surface damage on the top. Far away from throwing out.
Although at the same time, I think I'm on my third MARKUS chair because of the gas spring leaking. Thankfully they do have long warranties, so you can exchange them if it doesn't last for 10 years.
- planede 3y agoFYI you don't necessarily have to throw away an otherwise good office chair if the gas spring is leaking. You can replace just the gas spring.
- ClumsyPilot 3y agoRepair skills in the west have all but disappeared I was able to fix quite a few items of furniture and electronics recently, but if you add cost of parts and labour of a professional, it’s just cheaper to replace
- maayank 3y agoOh man… need to check my chair :( How did you discover this?
- Hamuko 3y agoThere was a black puddle under my chair.
- MikeDelta 3y agoYou could even hang some servers underneath your LACK, aka the LackRack [0] [0] https://wiki.eth0.nl/index.php/LackRack https://wiki.eth0.nl/index.php/LackRack
- xp84 3y agoThis is hilarious, but I can't imagine relying on 4 screws into the cheapest wood known to man, all at the one end, holding up a heavier rackmount server without it sagging dangerously. On the other hand, I can imagine two LACKs stacked, with the servers on top of the bottom table, their weight being borne by all 4 legs evenly, and just mounted to the legs of the top table just to hold them securely in place. Anyway, thanks for sharing that awesome link!
- Doxin 3y agoThe legs on lack tables used to be solid wood. IKEA is on an ongoing quest to make the production cheaper though and these days the legs are hollow.
- Symbiote 3y agoIt depends how well you treat it. Someone fidgety putting their feet on a €5 Lack table is enough to ruin it, as the connection between the legs and the tabletop is just double-ended screws.