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some assembly required - 5/20/2007 11:48:02 AM

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i went bonkers trying to assemble a shelving unit. arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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RE: some assembly required - 5/20/2007 12:00:32 PM

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I sympathize! I'm "instructionally challenged" when it comes to assembly directions...it doesn't help that whoever does the instructions and drawings has to be a sadist.
I have to rebuild a falling-down back porch/deck (was promised help, but am not counting on it much) within the next month, and if it's just stable, I'll be surprised. (I helped build a deck 23 years ago, but I've slept since then...)

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RE: some assembly required - 5/20/2007 12:28:48 PM

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lol i am definitiely challenged when i have assembly instructions.

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RE: some assembly required - 5/20/2007 1:32:04 PM

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Assume that assembling anything you buy is going to be a pain in the ass. Spread out your parts and pieces in a place where they won't disappear. Take inventory. Read the directions all the way through before you start. Have the tools you'll need handy.

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RE: some assembly required - 5/20/2007 5:29:59 PM

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well since i did not have a pick up truck i cant haul big furniture. i bought a full length shelf unit=

arghhhhhhhhhhh.

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RE: some assembly required - 5/20/2007 6:24:24 PM

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Manufacturer matters too, Hunkboy. I've had good experiences putting together products from Sauter Woodworking. For the love of God though, don't lose the allen wrench!!!

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RE: some assembly required - 5/20/2007 7:58:23 PM

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i know the feeling

i've got $70 worth of lumber into my new shelves, and there isn't a right angle on them. Arghhhhhh! i'm just gonna store my shit in a pile from now on.

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RE: some assembly required - 5/20/2007 9:16:52 PM

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Manufacturer matters too, Hunkboy. I've had good experiences putting together products from Sauter Woodworking. For the love of God though, don't lose the allen wrench!!!

I got tired of cutting the ends off the allen wrenches so I could use them in my cordless drill that I bought an enormous set of screwdriver bits for allen heads, phillips heads, those box heads, regular screwdriver heads, etc.

Ikea, I dare you to forget to include the allen wrench!

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