Assembling IKEA furniture - TROTTEN - Underframe sit/stand f table top desk (I messed up!)

I used a MELLTORP Tabletop, but that made things....complicated...

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[georgiarossiter]

I truly could not have assembled my desk without this video guiding me every step of the way. Thank you!

[blackhoundrise]

Mate well done. Don’t stress about the holes. You took point on this mission saved rest of us da pain because you suffered for us. Thanks for the upload.

[rebeccamarker-smith]

Thank you for this video. There is no way I could understand the pictures without your video. Mistakes happen - that's what keeps life interesting. Great advice to walk away when needed. Again, thank you.

[BinduR-wops]

pure soul, your humor! 'I don't usually mess up got me cracking' keep smiling buddy

[carriehenderson]

This is the most realistic Ikea build I've seen. Thank you, was helpful for me building my desk. (Also, a little contact paper will cover that up and add some character to your desk).

[annikki]

Thanks for the video! Your hardships made us return our misfitting desktop, we almost started to drill and would have made the same mistakes.

[Haik]

Thank you for uploading this even if not everything went as planned. It's somehow shooting, knowing that I am not alone in my failed attemos of DIY :D

[Tomi-]

This video probably saved me from the same fate. Many thanks for posting.

[merlinmerlette]

I am going to convert a 120cm Trotten desk into a 160cm one. I am also going to put a music keyboard drawer under it (it is for a home studio).

So if I understand, The 120 and the 160 are exactly the same stuff except for the table top ?...
After watching, I think I am going to buy a 30mm wood table top and wood screws. Thank you for sharing your experience !

[ivanagribovska]

You should have used a wood drill tip. They have sharp point that will help you drill better with such materials. This one is for metal, It’s also depicted on the box. Next time you will know! Good job! Also, for the foil, you can use soap water next time. You spray the surface, wiggle it into a place and when it dries, you are all set :)

[Waz_nq]

Hi Thanks for posting this video! A Great help

[EmmaBEmsLittleCorner]

I felt your pain, I had a white ikea linnmon desk top, within days there was a dark mark which I thought was a mark had the turned out to be a scratch. Never knew what did it. Filled it in with white nail polish.

[claudiawolf]

Thank you!! Much easier to build up this desk with your video 🙏

[necrotech]

You can use plastic plugs instead of screws to secure the table to its base. This will prevent damage to the surface of the table.

[stevethea]

22:40 what is this wood wrap thing called ?

[faithhundtoft]

I'm in the same situation. I bought the legs but they don't have an estimated date for when they will produce the matching table top again. I bought a table top from another company and have never tried anything like this before 😬 thank you for sharing your experience and wish me luck!

[orbita]

at around 7:56, one of my side screws doesn't tighten, do you think it's easy to take out the mechanism inside the leg to try and fix ?

[lalon]

Thank you for this video. I have some questions. Does it wiggle? If so, is it bad or totally acceptable?

[ElectroLM]

Will I face the same issues if I install the TROTTEN underframe to a custom 3.5 cm thick 160x70 Veneer Swedish wood top by pre drilling the holes?