Darryl Hattenhauer
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How many pounds do you think you could put on this dresser without it breaking? 100? 200? 300? Chazmo? https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/malm-6-drawer-dresser-white-stained-oak-veneer-10360469/
How much weight would this hold?
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jedzep
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It would depend on the distribution, but don't think he weighs more than 300lbs. He shouldn't dance on it, however.
SFIV1967
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Since it is built with a middle wall, you are talking 2 times 80cm on each side only, so that dresser should be pretty stable. A 200 pound person should be able to stand on each side of the 80cm, so 400 pound evenly distributed probably as maximum?
Ralf
Ralf
Nuuska
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I have 3-drawer versions of that - I'm about 200lbs and have climbed on those when needed - they are sturdy.
With 6-drawer and the wall in between I see no problems w 400 pounds evenly distributed.
If you're planning to have one of those in your carage and putting a V8 engine block on top - you might consider putting an extra sheet of plywood on top first.
With 6-drawer and the wall in between I see no problems w 400 pounds evenly distributed.
If you're planning to have one of those in your carage and putting a V8 engine block on top - you might consider putting an extra sheet of plywood on top first.
Guildedagain
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I always try to put ten pounds of - add expletive here - in a 5 pound bucket ;]
And there you have it Hat, straight from the resident engineer!Since it is built with a middle wall, you are talking 2 times 80cm on each side only, so that dresser should be pretty stable. A 200 pound person should be able to stand on each side of the 80cm, so 400 pound evenly distributed probably as maximum?
Ralf
Darryl Hattenhauer
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TC is right, Ralf. I appreciate that info very much.
Darryl Hattenhauer
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I think these dressers are made in Finland. Or used to be. Back a couple of decades ago, Finland made most of Sweden's furniture--probably Denmark's too.
Darryl Hattenhauer
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Yes, wearing more than one conundrum is safer because sometimes they break.
SFIV1967
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Actually that "MALM" model is produced in Germany! Hard to believe but true. The company is called "MAJA Möbel" and they have built a dedicated huge factory for IKEA in Saxony in a small town called Wittichenau. They are one of the largest suppliers to IKEA worldwide!
Ralf
Guildedagain
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If it's a Chevy block no problem, two maybe. If it's a Chrysler Hemi, consider extra steel girders ;]
Darryl Hattenhauer
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But Chevy big blocks are over 400 cubes now, right? And how many cubes were the 1950's hemis? Or do they make hemis now?
"Like trying to salvage a rotten piece of meat with exotic spices." Leave Cher out of this.
Darryl Hattenhauer
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Hard to believe anything cheap is made in northern Europe.Actually that "MALM" model is produced in Germany! Hard to believe but true. The company is called "MAJA Möbel" and they have built a dedicated huge factory for IKEA in Saxony in a small town called Wittichenau. They are one of the largest suppliers to IKEA worldwide!
Ralf
Guildedagain
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Hemis were UUUUGE!
It's not the cubic liters that make for a block's size. Early engines had huge blocks for the actual liter size, although the early engines were big because inefficiency.
They made the Hemis into 1971, that was a 426, a rather pachydermistic engine with ginormous valve covers, but the big Hemis of the 50's were large, Chryslers - every division had it's own Hemi engines - had the biggest, 392 cid. The staple of top fuel Dragster blocks for a while.
Chevy V8's of the time were much better at just going to the grocery stores and on trips.
Chrysler's letter series - late 50's/early 20's - Hemi and later dual quad 413 wedge engines set Bonneville Salt Flats records, record after record, smashing their own records no one else could break.
Chrysler makes Hemis again, none of which matter. I don't believe it's a true Hemi as in the combustion chamber is perfectly hemispherical, and I read that it is not. A true Hemi combustion chamber is the most efficient of any.
British motorcycles had this figured out by the 1920's, also running shaft/bevel gear overhead cams - more efficent than any other method of opening and closing valves - while Harley went on with poppet valves, and drip lubrication for a while, finally moving on to flatheads as cutting edge technology for quite a while.
To be fair, you can run a flathead on anything, "pool petrol" they called it in the war, with a 6:1 compression ratio, whereas a Hemi with 10:1 compression needs nearly 100 octane gas to run right.
It's not the cubic liters that make for a block's size. Early engines had huge blocks for the actual liter size, although the early engines were big because inefficiency.
They made the Hemis into 1971, that was a 426, a rather pachydermistic engine with ginormous valve covers, but the big Hemis of the 50's were large, Chryslers - every division had it's own Hemi engines - had the biggest, 392 cid. The staple of top fuel Dragster blocks for a while.
Chevy V8's of the time were much better at just going to the grocery stores and on trips.
Chrysler's letter series - late 50's/early 20's - Hemi and later dual quad 413 wedge engines set Bonneville Salt Flats records, record after record, smashing their own records no one else could break.
Chrysler makes Hemis again, none of which matter. I don't believe it's a true Hemi as in the combustion chamber is perfectly hemispherical, and I read that it is not. A true Hemi combustion chamber is the most efficient of any.
British motorcycles had this figured out by the 1920's, also running shaft/bevel gear overhead cams - more efficent than any other method of opening and closing valves - while Harley went on with poppet valves, and drip lubrication for a while, finally moving on to flatheads as cutting edge technology for quite a while.
To be fair, you can run a flathead on anything, "pool petrol" they called it in the war, with a 6:1 compression ratio, whereas a Hemi with 10:1 compression needs nearly 100 octane gas to run right.
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Darryl Hattenhauer
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Thanks, GE. My brother always put small block Chevys in his hotrods, but I would want one of those 400+ ones.
Nuuska
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Poor Cher 
I think none of IKEA stuff is produced here - too expensive.
None of the IKEA stuff is plywood as far I know - with the exception of some small items - but all furniture is made of chipboard/dustboard - whatever you call it - it holds the shape better than plywood while not being as strong in other aspects.
PA-subwoofers and top cabinets are constructed of plywood because they have to take the constant moving and travelling. The music-play-time is like hibernating.
The home stereo subwoofers and top cabinets along furniture are made of finer grade chipboards - because that material does not warp while being stored properly and it is relatively easy to machine to desired size & shape + glued & adding surface - but it does not like bumps and nicks etc at all - and there's no elegant way to fix them.
I think none of IKEA stuff is produced here - too expensive.
None of the IKEA stuff is plywood as far I know - with the exception of some small items - but all furniture is made of chipboard/dustboard - whatever you call it - it holds the shape better than plywood while not being as strong in other aspects.
PA-subwoofers and top cabinets are constructed of plywood because they have to take the constant moving and travelling. The music-play-time is like hibernating.
The home stereo subwoofers and top cabinets along furniture are made of finer grade chipboards - because that material does not warp while being stored properly and it is relatively easy to machine to desired size & shape + glued & adding surface - but it does not like bumps and nicks etc at all - and there's no elegant way to fix them.
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Just keep in mind this is particle board and paper, not solid wood. Whatever "weight analysis" you are doing, it may not be accurate given the materials IKEA uses. It is considered to be "disposable", it's not extremely high quality. Their market is lightweight furniture for people in apartments, college students, etc. Their lightness is also one of the reasons they've had issues with shelves falling on people, and their shelves come with a warning to attach them to the wall.
Their products are priced accordingly, just an FYI.
Interesting video here.
walrus
Their products are priced accordingly, just an FYI.
Interesting video here.
walrus
Darryl Hattenhauer
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Thanks, Wal. You might have just saved me from using something that could possibly collapse. I mean the others convinced me that it would probably work out, but I can't afford to take the chance..
Nuuska
Enlightened Member
Walrus - methinks that the warning of attaching shelves etc to the wall is simly what follows of american lawyers : "I'll sue you!"
Any shelve will collapse if used as ladder . Speaking of ladders - over here there is much less warning stickers on ladders thain in US . . . WHY?
- hint - lawyers - McDonalds coffee on puss... errr kitty episode
Bobouz - having put several IKEA furniture together - some here at home + many for others - I'll say their instructions are so clear, that if you do not manage it then you should have hard look in the mirror -
Any shelve will collapse if used as ladder . Speaking of ladders - over here there is much less warning stickers on ladders thain in US . . . WHY?
- hint - lawyers - McDonalds coffee on puss... errr kitty episode Bobouz - having put several IKEA furniture together - some here at home + many for others - I'll say their instructions are so clear, that if you do not manage it then you should have hard look in the mirror -