Ikea Expedit For Records (Page 1 of 5)

i put an expedit on wheels for an ex housemate of mine, i took a 1,5cm thick plywood board, fixed wheels onto plywood and then screwed it onto the expedit, you should do that since the records are too heavy and the bottom board of expedit is hollow. it's easy to do, of course you need to buy wheels that hold that much weight and two should have a break. it get's pretty unstable on wheels and fully packed with records, so fix it to the wall for safety too.

You do know the crap Ikea build defies all logic, right?

I don't know, maybe fixing it to the wall prevent from a friend's bad idea, like using the wheely expedit as a mount on a steep slope

well i did a quick calculation but if my memory doesnt fail me the max force will be only around 1/4 of the original force (rather momentum) but then on two places (around the weels instead of in the middle) . because the 4x4 expedit is twice as heavy the momentum is only 1/2 on both points of the max force (momentum) it can hold.

The reason why it can hold much more (4 times) is because the forces work opposed on both sides of the weel and partly cancel each other out.

so instead of
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do this:

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In short; you dont need to make any special construction.

but this will diminish the stability. maybe add more wheels?

anyway, i think the extra board with wheels is the best option.

A cabinet get it's stability mostly from the weight that gets divided over the floor, and from a cross ( x )- like connection on the back. I guess if you put it on wheels a lot of that stability will be gone, so a board with wheels seems a better option to me. As for moving it, it depends on how much weight the wheels can take. Most Ikea wheels have just a pin as an axis so I doubt they'll move easily (especially on carpet), you'll be better of with wheels that have bearings.  Any hardware store will sell wheels with bearings, also for cabinets.

but you dit attach them to the wall?

Very simple and good idea

The third Expedit is cut in half and has got an oldkeukenblad on top for the mixer en SL's

if you put wheels under it don't use wheels that can turn round his axe(or at the most two on side) because otherwise from the slightest bobble your expedit gonna come down if you move it  and you can hold that kind of weight   

anyway find it a very tricky business to do it anyway

i'm tall enough that my record players fit on top of a whole Expedit..

and funny to hear about the latjes, i did exactly the same..