Ikea Hack Workstation with Tons of Storage for GF

[DaveStruve]

Like many of you I was looking for somewhere to actually place the glowforge. I needed something with storage for materials and that wouldn’t visually annoy my wife. So I put together a custom ikea solution that matched some other cabinets we already had in the same room. Cost from ikea was about $350 and home depot was another $50 for the extra ducting materials, so about $400 total. It’s a pretty awesome setup, your left with a little gap on 1 side since the counter top is a little wide.

Here’s what you need from ikea, the rest depends on your ducting solution.

(2) Wide Alex Drawer Units $129 each
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40196241/

(2) Linnmon Table Tops 59x29 1/2" version $30 each
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10251352/

[Janerlea]

I’ve been eyeballing those drawers for a while. Are they big enough for proofgrade sheets?

[DaveStruve]

Yep without problem. Only downside is they are just shy of 24" wide so you cant fit 2 12"x12" side by side. But thats a small gripe.

[PrintToLaser]

Nice clean installation, great solution

[ptodd]

Looks really nice.

[sqw]

I bet it cuts down on the noise somewhat as well, wtih an unsulated box around the exhaust point at bet it would be much quieter.

[n_dawson]

That’s GF promo video level of installation! Nice work.

[bwente]

And it is cheaper than a filter!

hmmm…

[evansd2]

Previously:

Final GF table choices

My favorite perk of the ALEXes is that they aren’t quite table height (My gf lives at counter height), so I use the top surface to store things that are too big. Someone’s going to ask, so: It’s 26" tall according to their site, but 26.25 according to my tape measure. This is what I have – I wonder if I also need this? It would be awesome for scraps, which are a storage hassle for me– OK so EDIT: that second unit, the skinny one… I wanted to know drawer interior dimensions, so I chec…

Previouslier:

Workbench recommendations for putting glowforge on?

If you search the forums there are a ton of threads about this. That being said, I have mine on a workbench countertop that was already in place, but I added storage underneath in the form of an Alex unit from IKEA. It’s basically a light duty flat file and it works for the bulk of my materials.

Even previouslyiest:

What materials from Inventables?

I spent $124 total, minus the $50 gift code, shipped to the us for $8.71. This was for 13 different items, a mix of acrylics, wood, and one Corian. Pretty reasonable I think. All numbers are USD. My biggest problem now will be storing and organizing the materials. Might be time to hit ikea. I have an ALEX that I store paper in, it’s nice. Maybe get another.

[DaveStruve]

I may give that a go and build a enclosed for it.