IKEA Alex storage cabinet (1 Viewer)

[Trihonda]

Not sure if anyone has used this yet, but it looks like the perfect size. If I didn’t already have a custom chip cabinet, I’d have purchased this in a heartbeat. I spent years looking for a cabinet like this.

only unknowns (possible concerns) would be how sturdy the shelves are, to withstand the weight? However, it seemed sturdy enough to me to give this a shot.

 

[ekricket]

Not sure if anyone has used this yet, but it looks like the perfect size. If I didn’t already have a custom chip cabinet, I’d have purchased this in a heartbeat. I spent years looking for a cabinet like this.

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only unknowns (possible concerns) would be how sturdy the shelves are, to withstand the weight? However, it seemed sturdy enough to me to give this a shot.

Anchor it somehow. Those heavy chip drawers will be cantilevered badly.

 

[Highli99]

Anchor it somehow. Those heavy chip drawers will be cantilevered badly.

Most ikea products come with anchors for child safety purposes.

 

[dmoney]

Not sure if anyone has used this yet, but it looks like the perfect size. If I didn’t already have a custom chip cabinet, I’d have purchased this in a heartbeat. I spent years looking for a cabinet like this.

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only unknowns (possible concerns) would be how sturdy the shelves are, to withstand the weight? However, it seemed sturdy enough to me to give this a shot.

Interested! Any measurements of the interior?

 

[arch3r]

I'd worry that the drawer bottom itself would not hold with a drawer full of racks of chips?

 

[Trihonda]

Interested! Any measurements of the interior?

No, but I imagine their website has measurements.

 

[Jhoov2412]

I'd worry that the drawer bottom itself would not hold with a drawer full of racks of chips?

There is no way I’m trusting an IKEA cabinet to hold up under the weight of thousands of Paulsons.

 

[dmoney]

So I looked quickly and found one that clearly was not the one you pictured. Then I looked again at the ALEX series:

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/alex-drawer-unit-on-casters-black-brown-30465955/

I wonder if this could be my solution for a storage need for ~5,000 chips?!

 

[TheBigTater]

I would be afraid the drawers would need a lot of reinforcement to hold the weight seeing how it's just particleboard. IKEA stuff is never what I would call sturdy.

The drawers looks to be a nice size though. If anyone picks one of these up let us know.

 

[Regularjohn]

does anyone know of something like this, slightly smaller that also includes a lock?

 

[Ghoti]

I would be afraid the drawers would need a lot of reinforcement to hold the weight seeing how it's just particleboard. IKEA stuff is never what I would call sturdy.

The drawers looks to be a nice size though. If anyone picks one of these up let us know.

I don't know, their solid wood furniture is pretty good, and for the price unbeatable. I'm really happy with my stuff and have my whole chip collection stored in an Ikea display case.

But yeah, I don't buy any of their particle board stuff anymore. I've learned that lesson.

 

[TheBigTater]

I don't know, their solid wood furniture is pretty good, and for the price unbeatable. I'm really happy with my stuff and have my whole chip collection stored in an Ikea display case.

But yeah, I don't buy any of their particle board stuff anymore. I've learned that lesson.

I don't doubt that solid wood would be more sturdy but I was going off the material description of the cabinet listed above:

Main parts/ Front\ Particleboard, Acrylic paint, Paper foil, ABS plastic
Bottom panel Particleboard, Paper foil, ABS plastic
Drawer side/ Drawer back Particleboard, Plastic foil
Drawer bottom:Fiberboard, Acrylic paint

I doubt there is a solid piece of wood in this.

 

[Marius L]

I've been nothing but happy with all my recent ikea furniture. I feel that the "ikea = cheap = bad quality" is an old myth. I have a few thousand chips in a Pax ikea drawers and they feel super sturdy to me.

Would definitely consider doing a drawersystem like this if I needed one.

I would definitely remove those wheels underneath though, as well as secure it to a wall.

 

[Ghoti]

For sure, I'm with you on that. I just felt obligated to defend Ikea a bit--she's been pretty good to me over the years

Edit: responding to Tater

 

[slisk250]

I’d never trust this. I believe the drawers are not solid wood. If they are then it is worth a shot.

 

[ThePrototype]

I seen these and thought the exact thing. Perfect chip drawers.

I find ikea is like aldi stores. Some food tastes like crap and some dosent its just like ikea, you have to go see for yourself as some stuff of solid, others are held together with hopes and dreams

 

[Trihonda]

Well, there was a taller more narrow version, that wouldn’t have so much weight suspended across one shelf. This might be a decent alternative or option?

 

[JMC9389]

This looks good to store racked up chips, but what's the fun if they can't be seen and displayed in all of their glory?

I bought this behemoth from Ikea late last year that's going to be purposed as my CPC cabinet with all my cards underneath.

 

[Hornet]

This looks good to store racked up chips, but what's the fun if they can't be seen and displayed in all of their glory?

I bought this behemoth from Ikea late last year that's going to be purposed as my CPC cabinet with all my cards underneath.

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Do you remember which model that is?

 

[JMC9389]

Do you remember which model that is?

Malsjo IIRC

 

[Eriks]

Malsjo IIRC

Yepp ”Malsjö”.

 

[TheDuke]

In terms of this being sturdy enough for poker chips, I think it would depend on how many chips can be stored per shelf.

The bottom of these drawers is a sheet of particle board that is just held in via grooves on each side and held in place by the back of the shelf. So the bottom of each shelf will bow/bend if there's enough weight.

Here's a diagram of these shelves.

 

[JeepologyOffroad]

This looks good to store racked up chips, but what's the fun if they can't be seen and displayed in all of their glory?

I bought this behemoth from Ikea late last year that's going to be purposed as my CPC cabinet with all my cards underneath.

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Great display. Wish they shipped

 

[TheDuke]

Great display. Wish they shipped

Where are you located? Super remote? They started shipping within the last year or so? (in Canada they ship).

 

[AWenger]

I would be afraid the drawers would need a lot of reinforcement to hold the weight seeing how it's just particleboard. IKEA stuff is never what I would call sturdy.

The drawers looks to be a nice size though. If anyone picks one of these up let us know.

^^ This. I own a lot of IKEA furniture, and am a a big IKEA fan, but these particular shelves drawers won't cut it for heavy chips. Maybe at first, but under very heavy weight, they will bow in time. But ikea is good at other things, and there may be other shelves to meet storage needs.

I would highly recommend IKEA's skinny BILLY shelves or other adjustable bookshelf series, and they sell additional shelves to hold additional chips to distribute the weight better. Some of their shelving systems come with glass door options, where chips would be visible, if desired.

 

[mnebesny]

I have an Alex unit and highly recommend it. Mine is a different size, it's the one meant to go under a desk so it isn't as wide, but the bottom three drawers are the perfect height for 2 ChipCo racks stacked on top of each other.

 

[JeepologyOffroad]

Where are you located? Super remote? They started shipping within the last year or so? (in Canada they ship).

Been a while since I’ve checked. Thanks!

 

[JMC9389]

Great display. Wish they shipped

Believe they do to most areas now. Check their website! In my area they also offered delivery and assembly. Knowing what I know now, I would have paid the extra fees. Putting it together was a pain in the ass.

 

[rebels9999]

For what it is worth, I just got the “Erik” cart from IKEA on recommendation I saw in another post on this forum. I haven’t assembled it yet but it is metal and has two locking drawers. The unit on display seemed sturdy.

 

[navels]