Ikea Galant Desks

NathP · 4 Dec 2010 at 19:20

Building a Ikea Galant Desk with T legs right now but I noticed something odd that I'm not sure is normal or not! :eek:

When I attach the bottom feet to the T legs and then attach the legs to the desk frame I notice that the feet of the T legs are not parallel with the frame of the desk, like 10 degrees off!

I took the feet off the legs and I noticed the 2 screw holes where the feet screw on to are whats making it not parallel. I have also checked the height adjust screw both sides and thats in the groove properly so its not that.

Brian8bit · 4 Dec 2010 at 19:28

Read the instructions. But do it covertly so that you don't lose any man points in assembling flat pack stuff without reading said instructions.

mrteabag · 4 Dec 2010 at 19:33

I have one of them with the A legs (couldn't justify the extra cost) and the legs are height adjustable ?

NathP · 4 Dec 2010 at 19:46

This is what I mean

its like it for both legs and theres no way of adjusting the rotation of them. I've looked at pictures of this desk on Google Images and they seem parallel!

Deadbeat · 4 Dec 2010 at 19:51

You get what you pay for

Brian8bit · 4 Dec 2010 at 19:53

So he paid for a desk with rickets?

JBuk · 4 Dec 2010 at 19:54

is the other leg the same?

kwerk · 4 Dec 2010 at 19:55

Is the screw hole square with the desk?

TheCrow · 4 Dec 2010 at 20:00

looks like that top bolt would allow it to turn?

NathP · 4 Dec 2010 at 20:10

JBuk said:
is the other leg the same?

Yeah both legs are like that, both pointing inwards.

kwerk said:
Is the screw hole square with the desk?

The screw hole on the bottom of the legs which the feet screw on to are not square with the desk.

TheCrow said:
looks like that top bolt would allow it to turn?

Can't turn the legs from the top cause next to the big screw theres a groove/lip which slots into the frame which stops the legs from rotating

Morlock · 4 Dec 2010 at 20:12

Swap the legs round.

TheCrow · 4 Dec 2010 at 20:15

Get rid of the lip/groove?

NathP · 4 Dec 2010 at 20:22

Morlock said:
Swap the legs round.

Thanks that fixed it! All I did was unscrewed the height screws, took out the legs and swapped the legs around. Funny thing is the legs came like that in the box and there was nothing in the manual to swap the legs around lol

TheCrow · 4 Dec 2010 at 20:24

Ye, ye...I think we have found an undercover woman on the internetz!!!

JBuk · 4 Dec 2010 at 20:25

Morlock said:
Swap the legs round.

I was going to suggest that hence my previous question

I thought they made these things idiot proof?

Greenlizard0 · 4 Dec 2010 at 20:33

Yell at the table and tell it to straighten up soldier. Ask if it has a major malfunction.

Deadbeat · 4 Dec 2010 at 21:04

Morlock said:
Swap the legs round.

This never would have occurred to me. I would have put the desk up at a slope and swore blind that it was supposed to be that way

Andr3w · 4 Dec 2010 at 21:07

Morlock said:
Swap the legs round.

You just stole major man points from the OP

Well done

Greenlizard0 · 4 Dec 2010 at 21:20

I'm sure this explains why up and down the country there are strange pieces of furniture about. I suppose the lack of proper man makes sense, what with metrosexuality *spits* about.

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