Materials: HULTET Bamboo plate, VATTNA wall clock, cable binder, acrylic paint
Description: First of all, this is not my own hack - I got the idea from here.
But in the original hack there were no instructions, so I thought a more detailed description might help you. Also want it to be seen :)
You'll need a HULTET bamboo plate (~7€)and a cheap clockwork (I bought the VATTNA wall clock, because it was on sale (~2€).
Things to consider:
1. the length of the bolt, on which you fasten the nut (so the clockwork doesn't fall out) has to me a little thicker than the bamboo plate.
2. Both clock hands have to be bendable, so you can match the plate's shape.
How to build:
1. Drill a hole in the center of the plate, size should match the bolt of your clockwork.
2. Position the clockwork and bring on the borders. I used some rest wood and sawed it appropriately. Fix it with screws to the bamboo plate, but choose them carefully, so they don't come out on the other side!
3. Attach the middle part of the cablebinder as a hanger and fix it somehow (see the picture how I did it).
The two knobs at the bottom are for stability, I made them out of synthetic cork (wine bottle).
4. Paint the plate as you like :)
5. Bind the clock hands according to the shape of the plate.
6. Assemble the clockwork and enjoy ;)
~ Sergej Koala, Germany
Materials: Ikea loft bed and some MDF
Description: Cut 30cm off the legs of a double loft bed and the ladder. Got some MDF boards cut to go on the runs instead of putting a mattress down, and added some thinner decorative mdf along the sides - i just nailed it on. This now serves and an area for setting up and playing Playmobil, but it would work well for LEGO, trains, cars, barbie dolls etc.
See more of the kid's mezzanine area.
~ horrisanddeedle, sydney
Materials: LINNMON table top, LERBERG trestle legs, ADILS legs
Description: We needed a long table for our dining room because we have a very large window seat. However, we were having a lot of trouble finding anything that was long enough without it either being much to wide for the space or way too expensive. So we decided to hack some IKEA!
1) We bought two of the 47 inch LINNMON table tops, two LERBERG trestle legs, and two ADILS table legs.
2) We connected the table tops with the ADILS legs by holding them together and screwing them so that two of the holes in the ADILS screw plate were on one table top and the other three on the other. This also gave the table added stability.
3) We flipped it over and put the LERBERG trestles on the ends.
The cost of the table was a total of $66.98! It was super simple to put together, and didn't require any extra materials.
A very simple, and very inexpensive hack which provided us with the perfect dining table for our space.
~ Lauren & Christopher, Colorado
Materials: Besta TV storage combination
Description: Besta TV storage combination + wooden 10 legs, and LED backlite.
~ Lucas, Polska
Materials: Jansjo lamp, Li-ion battery, socket, wire
Description: I want to share with you a simple "invention" I made to have a camping Jansjo.
At home I have three lamps JANSJO–. They are powered by a switching power supply. The cable lamp is connected to the 4Vdc power supply by an old type speaker connector (in Italy we call it "Punto-linea" connector).
Within the head, close to the LED chip, the current is adjusted with a special IC (I have opened one head, but I do not remember: I think there are two 340mA regulators in parallel for a total of 680mA) and a voltage of 3.4 V is enough to obtain the maximum intensity.
Having some Lithium cylindrical 3.7V nominal (3 ~ 4.2V according to the actual state of charge) 2.4 Ah cells salvaged from old laptops battery packs (I also use that cells for the flashlight, etc., and charge them with a specific Li-ion charger Soshine SC-S1 V3) I thought it might be suitable for JANSJO.
So I connected a small piece of red and black wire to female speaker connector and the other two ends to a
cell, holding them by a slice of bicycle inner tube. (anyone who repair bicycles has some of them to give). The night between the 14th and the 15th of August we had four hours of great lighting at about no cost in the gazebo at the beach!
Ah ... I had also brought the gas lamp, but the light was ridiculous compared to a single JANSJO–! :-)
Have a good camping! :-)
~ Gianluca Giangreco, Roma, Italy
Materials: Moppe, old stool legs, yarn, power drill, 4 screws, drill bit, needle
Description: I think every body has a storage system like Moppe at home. It's like the Billy. I had mine now for - let me think - 7 years. Oh my. I painted one of the drawers red(-ish) back then to make it more fitting to the desk it sat on. But know it gets a make-over and definitely more purpose in life.
1. Draw with the chalk arrows on the mini chest. The chalk gives you the opportunity to draft and delete as you go along.
2. Take the drawers out of the chest and drill holes in the ends of each line and in the joints of the arrow.
3. Then you just need to stitch the lines. I made a little knot so it doesn't pull through and wrapped the ends of the yarn around one of the lines in the back to fix it afterwards.
4. Attach the stool legs to the bottom of the mini chest with the 4 screws. Make sure that the screws don'€™t go through the wood or you won't be able to insert the drawers afterwards.
See more of the Moppe storage.
~ Sarah, Vienna, Austria
Materials: 8" and 5" Blanda Matt Bowls, Tolsby picture frame base, 4 disposable wooden chopsticks (preferable the round kind), foam board
Description: To make the chair:
Step 1: Take the round base of the Tolsby picture frame and position the 8" Blanda Matt Bowl on its side at an approximate 75degree angle on top of the white base.
Step 2: Make a mark on where the white base will be glued to the bowl.
Step 3: Use hot glue to stick the base.
*Make a cushion for the chair if you want.
To make the table:
Step 1: cut a 10.5dia circle from the foam board. Glue it inside the 5" Blanda Matt bowl.
*Cover the foam board with decorative paper if you want. I used a silver contact paper.
Step 2: measure 1" from the tapered tip of all 4 chopsticks. Cut and superglue them at the bottom of the 5" bowl for table legs. I have mine spaced around 1" away from the IKEA logo at the bottom of the bowl.
~ Lene Dragon, United States
