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A project log for IVAR, the hack rack

Since I've got a lot of my stuff in an IKEA IVAR rack, I decided to take the rack to the next level.

christophChristoph 12/19/2018 at 22:120 Comments

The individual IVAR shelves are held in place by four pins that go into holes spaced by about 32 mm. That's one IVAR height unit (HU). A few examples that fit quite nicely:

The holes also make it easy to build hinges for temporary side-racks. I have some ideas for that. 

I removed a lot of the stuff that was in there and rearranged the shelves a bit:

From top to bottom:

The X-shaped thing in the background is supposed to make the rack stay upright, but it's also blocking access from the rear. However I think I'll want to be able to access the rack from two sides. It will have to go and be replaced with something else.

At the bottom I Installed a base plate (MDF) and four castors. They don't turn freely though and sometimes get stuck on a mounting screw's head. I might change them for larger ones (will never happen I guess), but this will do for now:

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