Flatpack fun...

[Speelgoedmannetje]

GadgetMaster wrote:
OMG!! I thought only computing enthusiast were the only geeks.

IKEA Fans ...Now that is seriously scary... :nervous:  


I wonder if they have their own Doomy character selling Military grade screws. :lol:

OMFG!
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

[GadgetMaster]

Karlos wrote:

X-ray wrote:
"...The one I took the picture of is limited only by the strength in your arm ..."
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In that case, I sneer at your screwdriver  :-P

In that case, I sneer at your implicit admission that your arm is so enfeebled that you are unable to best an electric screwdriver (running on flattened battery as mentioned), using only the cranking action of your arm :-P

Ratchet Action ??

Angled grip ?? Pah!!!

Real men use straight handled ratchetless screwdriivers with a wrong sized posidrive head. :-P

[Karlos]

GadgetMaster wrote:

Karlos wrote:


Real men use straight handled ratchetless screwdriivers with a wrong sized posidrive head. :-P

What, like I did to start with? :-D

[Karlos]

GadgetMaster wrote:
OMG!! I thought computing enthusiast were the only geeks.

IKEA Fans ...Now that is seriously scary... :nervous:  

At least they had the instructions for my new bed :lol:

[X-ray]

@ Karlos

You see that toothpick there? The one with the splayed and mouldy tip, discarded in the dark, brooding corner of a harlot's work-place?
The one with the dubious odour of a rheumy-eyed sailor's breath, do you see that?
That's your screw-driver, that is.
That's what you use to assemble Ikea flat-packs.

[Karlos]

See a soggy piece of string, dangling wet and flaccid from the frayed edge of a shirt sleeve? Or a corroded elastic band, incapable of maintaining any tension or force lest it breaks pitifully?


I have seen such a degraded example of old material.


That's your bicep, that is. Atrophied and weak. That's why you need an electrical screwdriver to put screws into anything. Except you can't hold it either, so you need someone to do it for you.

[X-ray]

 :lol:

[Karlos]

You don't need to get me started with History Today. Seriously :-D

[X-ray]

I am going to rename to Professor F J Lewis.
Then we will see who knows more about flat packs!

[the_leander]

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

@ this thread  :-D

[X-ray]

I only bought one flatpack item, and that was from Argos. It was a bit more involved than Karlos's shelves because it is a computer cabinet and desk. It has a sliding keyboard tray, CD slots, printer enclosure and doors on the front. I chose it because it was the only computer desk I could find that can accommodate an A4000T.
Took a long time to put together, even with instructions, and even though I had a better srewdriver than Karlos (I use a standard straight-handled Philips one  ;-) )
The doors are the {bleep}s.

[Vincent]

Karlos wrote:

Someone got bored today then? :-P

@X-Ray
I know someone who used to work in Argos.  With the stories he had I'm surprised anything bought from there actually works!

Saying that, we've had a tv, 2 computer desks and a few other things from there that are fine :-D

[Karlos]

X-ray wrote:
I only bought one flatpack item, and that was from Argos. It was a bit more involved than Karlos's shelves because it is a computer cabinet and desk. It has a sliding keyboard tray, CD slots, printer enclosure and doors on the front. I chose it because it was the only computer desk I could find that can accommodate an A4000T.
Took a long time to put together, even with instructions, and even though I had a better srewdriver than Karlos (I use a standard straight-handled Philips one  ;-) )
The doors are the {bleep}s.

Well, I should point out that the shelves were nothing. It was the instructionless bed that was the problem ;-)

Anyway, I have a straight phillips screwdriver and it was unable to fully tighten the screws on that beast. I see your poxy straight one and raise your the 34 piece high torque bent-handled ratchet screwdriver that owned those puppies in seconds where even an electric screwdriver gave up :-P

[X-ray]

@ Vinnie

I know what you mean. Argos gets a bad reputation, especially because of Chavs buying jewelry there. Now I have to admit to you that I bought a watch there, as a last resort. I needed one with dual digital and analogue display, all steel (including strap) and waterproof. You'd be surprised how difficult it is to get all those features.
In the end only Argos had what I wanted. I've had this watch for a few years now and it has worked perfectly.

The one before that was a cheap watch I bought in SA with a replacement steel strap. That was a really nice watch, very tough and went through a lot of abuse. But one fine day I was in very rough seas in Amanzimtoti and got dumped pretty badly. When I finally surfaced, coughing and spluttering, my swimming trunks were around my ankles and my watch was gone  :cry:

[adz]

/me is the proud owner of nothing Ikea related or branded :-D

[GadgetMaster]

adz wrote:
/me is the proud owner of nothing Ikea related or branded :-D

I've never been to IKEA myself. Might just go someday to see what all the fuss is about.

A new Danish furniture shop called ILVA has opened in Manchester. Very posh. I bet it's expensive. I am sure the wife will want to visit soon. I hate shopping. :cry: