Ok, so this drove me crazy until I figured out what the trick is.
If you've ever bought IKEA furniture, in particular anything that has a choice between T legs and A legs, DO NOT BUY THE A LEGS.
The hassle it will be trying to adjust and lock those legs while keeping your surface level will drive you insane. Don't be cheap on this; spend the extra $50 or whatever to get the better legs.
However, if you do have A legs, like me, the way to unlock and lock them is counterintuitive.
Unscrew the legs CLOCKWISE (yes, that is reversed from normal) to unlock them. Adjust height. Screw COUNTER-CLOCKWISE to lock.
If you go to the IKEA website and find instructions, it will tell you the same thing. Go to page 40 to see the cartoon for it.
This drove me nuts because I've had this desk for a couple years and forgot that it's reversed (and lost the original instructions).
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A legs suck. Thank you for this post, exactly what I was looking for!
ReplyDeleteThank you! This helped me fix my desk.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU !!!!!!
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ReplyDeleteWow, I thought the OLOV legs just don't tighten and lock, and are instead supposed to be held with friction or something. Kept turning the damn thing clockwise but nothing would happen.
As you can guess the "friction" eventually gave out and the legs almost slipped down. Luckily I caught the table (w 2 monitors, my huge pc and a printer) (gonna feel that one later).