This long weekend, Builder Mson spent most of his time acquiring the skills to become the LAXVIX master.
By the end of the night (around 2am), I have proudly built a 3 drawer dresser, a shoe rack, a few desk lamps and THREE LAXVIX shelves of varying height... This includes the monster 4 shelf LAXVIX, the 3 shelf LAXVIX, and also the 2 shelf LAXVIX.
Materials...
15 pieces of glass, 3 LAXVIX base, 6 LAXVIX extenders...
Couple tips:
1) Those screw holes are too small. To put the screw you, you need to make sure you drive the nail in straight... and twist VERY hard
2) Following the Ikea directions is great for beginners... but for the advanced and master builders, consider opening multiple boxes of LAXVIX base and extenders at once and building it together. This will save tons of screwing and unscrewing time... so you won't get screwed!
3) Never tighten fully each section until the whole thing is built. Otherwise, be prepared for some brute force action!
4) If it wobbles, tighten or loosen each part until it stops wobbling.
Other discoveries by Builder Mson:
1) The opposite end of a screwdriver head is great replacement for a hammer. **DISCLAIMER: Be careful where you aim, your fingers sometimes get in the way**
2) Building stuff is pretty intuitive, but reading manuals in detail MAY save lots of brute force labor... intuition saves time, reading saves labor... that's the tradeoff
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