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Old 24-07-2009, 4:53 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I'm looking for a TV bench on a budget. I saw this on the John Lewis website: Buy John Lewis Stowaway Long TV Unit online at JohnLewis.com
and it got me thinking would it be possible/easy to cobble together two Ikea Lack shelving units (IKEA | Storage furniture | Bookcases | LACK | Shelving unit). Just wondered if anybody else thought this was a good idea to try or not or whether I've just had too long a day at work(!)
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I think several people on here have done that actually so shouldn't be too many problems!

sure someone will come along soon to confirm or deny

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Re: Lack Hack

Cheers for your reply - prompted me to do a search and sure enough it has been done before...
£55 Ikea AV Rack - 5 Star review!!!

this is exactly what I had in mind...
ikea hacker: hacking a two level lack media unit?

If anyone can pm or post with photos of their efforts in situ it would be much appreciated.
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Hi still researching 'Lack hacks' and found this one. i'm loving the bolts thats he's used - where would I get those - B&Q?

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Hi still researching 'Lack hacks' and found this one. i'm loving the bolts thats he's used - where would I get those - B&Q?

very nice, but isn't that getting into the realm of scratch build?
as for the rods, looks very much like threaded bar and a handfull of nuts. which i'm sure you could get from b&Q/homebase etc, or any ironmongers

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If you do use threaded bar then as a finishing touch I would also get a length of chrome copper pipe to cover the bar with, from any plumbers merchants or maybe B&Q.
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If you do use threaded bar then as a finishing touch I would also get a length of chrome copper pipe to cover the bar with, from any plumbers merchants or maybe B&Q.

good call, but make it a tight fit or fill the gap or i can imagine some pretty nasty vibrations if the speakers are on there!

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