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DO YOU HAVE A DRILL?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU WANT TO MAKE?
ARE YOU READY TO
BUILD YOUR UX4?
WOULD YOU RATHER
TRY TO SALVAGE
THE MATERIALS?
HAVE YOU FOUND
THE RIGHT TABLETOP?
HAVE YOU FOUND THE
RIGHT SIZE 2X4s?
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40" 17"
17"
MATERIALS
NEEDED
CONSTRUCTION
- (4) UX4 BRACKETS
- U X 4 H A R D W A R E
(12 LONG, 16 SHORT)
- POWER DRILL
- LEGS: (4) 17" 2x4s
- TOP: 40" x 17" x 3/4"
Cut any 3/4" thick wood board down to 40" x 17".
Cut four 2x4s down to 17".
Insert a 2x4 into a bracket. Use power drill and
short screws to secure 2x4 (3 screws per bracket).
Repeat for each leg.
On the underside of the tabletop, refer to the given
template and mark a point on the edge of the table
3.5" from the corner in each direction.
Draw a line from the two points you've marked
from each corner. The resulting line is 2.5" from
the corner point and it marks the recommended
leveled distance to place the UX4 brackets.
Use power drill and included short screws to attach
bracketed legs to your tabletop (4 screws per
bracket). Flip over and enjoy your UX4 creation.
2.5"
3.5"
3.5"
MATERIALS
NEEDED
- (4) UX4 BRACKETS
- U X 4 H A R D W A R E
(12 LONG, 16 SHORT)
- POWER DRILL
- LEGS: (4) 17" 2x4s
- TOP: 40" x 17" x 3/4"
CONSTRUCTION
Cut any 3/4" thick wood board down to 40" x 17".
Cut four 2x4s down to 17".
Insert a 2x4 into a bracket. Use power drill and
short screws to secure 2x4 (3 screws per bracket).
Repeat for each leg.
On the underside of the tabletop, refer to the given
template and draw a line 2.5" from short edge of
the tabletop.
Draw a line .75" from long edge of the tabletop.
Line up the edges of the bracket with these two
measurements (Noted by dotted lines)
Use power drill and included short screws to attach
bracketed legs to your tabletop (4 screws per
bracket). Flip over and enjoy your UX4 creation.
40" 17"
17"
2.5"
.75"
CONSTRUCTION
Cut any 3/4" thick wood board down to 40" x 17".
Cut four 2x4s down to 29".
Insert a 2x4 into a bracket. Use power drill and
long screws to secure 2x4 (3 screws per bracket).
Repeat for each leg.
On the underside of the tabletop, refer to the given
template and mark a point on the edge of the table
3.5" from the corner in each direction.
Draw a line from the two points you've marked
from each corner. The resulting line is 2.5" from
the corner point and it marks the recommended
leveled distance to place the UX4 brackets.
Use power drill and included short screws to attach
bracketed legs to your tabletop (4 screws per
bracket). Flip over and enjoy your UX4 creation.
40" 17"
29"
2.5"
3.5"
3.5"
MATERIALS
NEEDED
- (4) UX4 BRACKETS
- U X 4 H A R D W A R E
(12 LONG, 16 SHORT)
- POWER DRILL
- LEGS: (4) 29" 2x4s
- TOP: 40" x 17" x 3/4"
CONSTRUCTION
Cut any 3/4" thick wood board down to 40" x 17".
Cut four 2x4s down to 29".
Insert a 2x4 into a bracket. Use power drill and
long screws to secure 2x4 (3 screws per bracket).
Repeat for each leg.
On the underside of the tabletop, refer to the given
template and draw a line 2.5" from short edge of
the tabletop.
Draw a line .75" from long edge of the tabletop.
Line up the edges of the bracket with these two
measurements (Noted by dotted lines)
Use power drill and included short screws to attach
bracketed legs to your tabletop (4 screws per
bracket). Flip over and enjoy your UX4 creation.
40" 17"
29"
2.5"
.75"
MATERIALS
NEEDED
- (4) UX4 BRACKETS
- U X 4 H A R D W A R E
(12 LONG, 16 SHORT)
- POWER DRILL
- LEGS: (4) 29" 2x4s
- TOP: 40" x 17" x 3/4"
MATERIALS
NEEDED
CONSTRUCTION
DINING TABLE
ASSEMBLY
- (4) UX4 BRACKETS
- U X 4 H A R D W A R E
(12 LONG, 16 SHORT)
- POWER DRILL
- LEGS: (4) 29" 2x4s
- TOP: *IKEA SLÄHULT
(72 7/8" x 35 3/8" x 3/4 ")
The example tabletop is the SLÄHULT by IKEA.
Cut four 2x4s down to 29".
Insert a 2x4 into a bracket. Use power drill and
long screws to secure 2x4 (3 screws per bracket).
Repeat for each leg.
On the underside of the tabletop, draw a line
connecting each of the innermost pre-drilled holes.
(Shown here as dotted line) It is 9.5" from the long
side and 11.5" from the short side of the tabletop.
Draw a line at a 45° angle off of the line that was
just drawn between the pre-drilled holes.
Center each bracket at the 45° angle with the
screw holes of the bracket around the pre drilled
hole on the tabletop.
Use power drill and included short screws to attach
bracketed legs to your table top (4 screws per
bracket). Flip over and enjoy your UX4 creation.
* SLÄHULT by IKEA: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30247104/
9.5"
72 7/8" 35 3/8"
29"
11.5"
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