De Install Bedroom Wardrobe, Is this Cam Lock Fitting Type...

grumbler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a6X-_q2vo0

molerat

There is no real strength needed.  All the cam locks need is twisting one quarter turn anti clockwise and it will release the hold on the pin.  The side with the pin will then just slide away from the piece with the cam lock in.  As said previously there may well be glued in dowels as well in the same direction as the pins which would make that a bit more difficult but a good kick / thump should release them.

All I ever use is a fairly large flat blade screwdriver that fits firmly in one of the pair of slots.

Dandytf

I have quarter turned 2nd cam lock, though once last 4/5 are turned, I'll be left with complete section of wardrobe to
be removed from main section.

Thanks anyway, after '23 I'm going to avoid most strength type tasks.

molerat

To disassemble a wardrobe you really need to have it on its back or side or have another person to help.  The panels are usually too big to take apart in the upright position.

Vortigern

My preferred tool for disassembly of flat pack furniture is a lump hammer.

Dandytf

Vortigern said:

My preferred tool for disassembly of flat pack furniture is a lump hammer.

If I didn't have any flats below!
Honestly maybe Hammer option is what I Hire, though there only up to '23
2024 job to be hired, hopefully it's 1 hour or 2 at most.

 

Dandytf

molerat said:

To disassemble a wardrobe you really need to have it on its back or side or have another person to help.  The panels are usually too big to take apart in the upright position.

It's going to cost 1-2 hrs labour, wardrobe is still fully built, though what can be done by tradesperson, needs to be this job.

thanks Mser's until q1 '24

ThisIsWeird

If the units are reusable, you could try "free - buyer dismantled...".
If you are trying to slacken a shelf fitted between two fixed sides, it ain't going to work. Once you undo these fitting, you need to be able to knock the sides away from these cams.

Mutton_Geoff

Almost all Ikea stuff uses these, have a look at the instructions for building a Billy bookcase and reverse the process. The screws are holding the adjacent side panel on, not anything above it.

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/assembly_instructions/billy-bookcase-oak-veneer__AA-982683-9-2.pdf

Dandytf

ThisIsWeird said:

If the units are reusable, you could try "free - buyer dismantled...".
If you are trying to slacken a shelf fitted between two fixed sides, it ain't going to work. Once you undo these fitting, you need to be able to knock the sides away from these cams.

I'de think recycle at best, no disaster though years have passed.
Funny as you tube comments on that fixing used for shelfs, maybe for bottom 3 doors, though I think after earlier mishap, looks like they clamp around metal screw type connection, which joins to double section.

thanks