A 100% IKEA watch maker bench, updated 23.01.2020
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I started the project in 2014 and the table proofed to be good, still going strong.
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Pproject started January 2014.After long searching and thinking and evaluating the different approaches to get a watch makers work bench I decided to build one from IKEA furniture.100% IKEA parts used: 2 x EKBY ALEX, 2 x ALEX, 3 x EKBY TÖRE, 2 x CAPITA 16 cm, 1 x CAPITA 10 cm, 1 x LINNMON GrauThe table plate is at an hight of 100 cm and the table is 120 x 60 cm and a total hight with the shelf of 132 cm.It looks like that in some countries the CAPITA 10 cm i used are only 9 cm for some reason. There you have to improvise a bit.I added a vise but the LINNMON might not the best for this type of usage as it is mostly hollow inside. I had to add some strengthening material.Also some lighting you have to think about but IKEA has a lot to offer for that.




