Self assembly?

roverbarmy · 9th November 2022, 14:40

Just ordered (and cancelled) a couple of dining chairs from one of the "Oak" furniture suppliers. At around £160 for two chairs, I expected them to be "made". Turns out that they are self assembly. My last "self assembly" chairs have broken due to the poor design of the "joints", which aren't (joints that is) but are allen bolts which lock into retaining heads in the rear legs. The trouble is, that they don't (retain) as they have all come loose from the legs (the retaining heads) so that they cannot be tightened. I may just get some "proper" old chairs from the auctions up the road. Anyone else fed up with rubbish "modern" furniture that you have to replace every couple of years?

The Rovering Member · 10th November 2022, 15:27

We never buy modern stuff. Most everything in our home is vintage/antique & my wife makes a tolerable living dealing in it too, enough to keep me in lorry driving anyway.

SCP440 · 15th November 2022, 10:30

When ever I assemble this type of furniture I always use some wood glue, I have been doing a bit of it recently as one of my boys has bought a house and they have bought some of this stuff. He was telling me that it does not say that in the instructions but as you have said the allen screw will not hold it for ever. The draws were just supposed to be pushed together, how is that ever going to last?
The problem is they dont want it to last, remember the old Ikea adverts where everything went in the bin after a few years?

roverbarmy · 17th November 2022, 12:43

The hot glue gun is good for making drawer packs last. Just run a bead along the joints for extra strength.

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Teflon · 19th November 2022, 12:05

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Originally Posted by roverbarmy

....... I expected them to be "made". Turns out that they are self assembly. .....

A couple of years back, a friend of mine bought an electric fan from Robert Dyas to help in the summer. When he realised there was a certain amount of "self assembly" required, he re-visited the store to explain that there had been some sort of misunderstanding. He said he was under the impression that he had purchased a fan, but had now discovered that he had in fact, seemingly enrolled in some sort of self assembly DIY class.

To be fair to Rober Dyas, after listening to his rant (all delivered in a very polite and calm manner, as was his style), they gave him a full refund and said he could keep the fan

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Cliff

9th November 2022, 14:40	#1
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	Self assembly? Just ordered (and cancelled) a couple of dining chairs from one of the "Oak" furniture suppliers. At around £160 for two chairs, I expected them to be "made". Turns out that they are self assembly. My last "self assembly" chairs have broken due to the poor design of the "joints", which aren't (joints that is) but are allen bolts which lock into retaining heads in the rear legs. The trouble is, that they don't (retain) as they have all come loose from the legs (the retaining heads) so that they cannot be tightened. I may just get some "proper" old chairs from the auctions up the road. Anyone else fed up with rubbish "modern" furniture that you have to replace every couple of years? __________________ Oil in my veins!

10th November 2022, 15:27	#2
The Rovering Member I really should get out more....... Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Posts: 2,958 Thanks: 263 Thanked 538 Times in 431 Posts	We never buy modern stuff. Most everything in our home is vintage/antique & my wife makes a tolerable living dealing in it too, enough to keep me in lorry driving anyway. __________________ Reducing the size of my Rover fleet by adding a 75 to it.

17th November 2022, 12:43	#4
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	The hot glue gun is good for making drawer packs last. Just run a bead along the joints for extra strength. Sent from my SM-A127F using Tapatalk __________________ Oil in my veins!

15th November 2022, 10:30	#3
SCP440 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Witney Posts: 2,504 Thanks: 6 Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts	When ever I assemble this type of furniture I always use some wood glue, I have been doing a bit of it recently as one of my boys has bought a house and they have bought some of this stuff. He was telling me that it does not say that in the instructions but as you have said the allen screw will not hold it for ever. The draws were just supposed to be pushed together, how is that ever going to last? The problem is they dont want it to last, remember the old Ikea adverts where everything went in the bin after a few years?