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What can be used in place of a hammer?
If it’s a thin picture nail, thumbtack, pushpin, or similar, a makeshift hammer will work just fine.
Do you need a hammer for IKEA?
Use a large rubber mallet instead of a hammer. There are tons of IKEA furniture that use wood dowels to link two pieces of wood together. They usually need a good pound and using a metal hammer can damage the premade holes in the particleboard, making the wood dowels less secure.
Can you build IKEA furniture without tools?
IKEA is introducing a new line of furniture that not only can be assembled by the customer themselves, they will also require no tool to do so other than their bare hands. IKEA can be credited for having commoditized furniture shopping, delivering products in flat-packs.
What can you do without a hammer?
Flat rock – Rocks with a completely flat edge are more suited to hammering nails into wood, putting furniture together, and driving a chisel. Long flat rock – This type of rock is perfect if you can’t quite reach the thing you need to hammer.
What can I use if I don’t have a rubber hammer?
Make-Do Mallet If you need a mallet once in a blue moon but don’t own one, improvise: Use a heavy kitchen sponge. Get it wet, wring as much water out of it as you possibly can, then wrap it around the head of your hammer and secure it with a heavy rubber band.
Does IKEA have hammer?
Check out our hand tools and power tools. You’ll find lots of useful stuff, from hammers to spirit levels to electric screwdrivers that will help you put your new items together in record time!
Does IKEA provide tools for assembly?
IKEA furniture comes with basic assembly tools, but you’re without hammers, a drill, or a level, so buy those separately. Installation can be difficult, but IKEA illustrates each type of screw and tool in their assembly guide, so follow the guide whenever you can.