My girlfriend was a few minutes away from a meltdown about this new dresser and you have saved us, you sweet amazing man.
@aishad213 жыл бұрын
Which dresser lol, because I’m having the same issue. My dresser is the Songesand
@joeguerriero38412 жыл бұрын
Lol same
@Pankydinky Жыл бұрын
Hahaha sameeee
@Edwardify Жыл бұрын
Just done the same ...
@leviwendigo1811 Жыл бұрын
God, me too. Meltdown included
@ThePermanentMoose Жыл бұрын
5 years later, ikea is still using the same locks, and I'm still grateful to this lovely man in the sonic t shirt. If I ever run into you in a pub, I definitely owe you a drink.
@jasonglenn70646 жыл бұрын
I followed this instruction and it worked perfectly. Only after I removed all the cam locks did I realise, all I had to do was unlock them (arrow pointing up) and the section of the TV stand just slid out. You don't actually have to remove the cam locks. Just turn them to unlock and pull the incorrectly positioned piece off. Twice as easy ;)
@emminem172 жыл бұрын
This worked for me, man. Thanks. Saved me the hassle of having to go get some replacement locks
@islandliving27132 жыл бұрын
Wow! I have spent the last 24hours wanting to cry. Finally decided to check KZbin. Found this video but couldn't get the small screw in. This comment was exactly what I needed and it worked! Thank you!!!
@knightingg8324 Жыл бұрын
Omg I love you ❤❤❤❤❤. It worked like a dream. I am so happy I looked in the comments❤❤❤😅
@olivianew8419 Жыл бұрын
Whaaaaat
@alana11087 ай бұрын
This saved me thank you so much!!
@Tere5842 жыл бұрын
This video is one of the most helpful videos on KZbin! I was building a new piece of furniture and used the wrong cam lock. You have saved me time and money!!
@caseyhafley Жыл бұрын
😮
@ZoeBevan-z6g3 ай бұрын
there is always a dad on the internet that knows how to fix things, bless you.
@mcflygirl19775 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU. You are a life saver. We were actually watching another KZbin video to help us along with the manual to do this, only he didn’t specify which cam locks to install and which to hold off on before you mean to attach the long side panel so we thought we were ‘screwed’ for good when the side panel wouldn’t connect fully. This is our first purchase from IKEA and it’s been...an experience.
@benscott81116 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this tutorial. Absolute life saver.
@Flight4113 жыл бұрын
It's 2021 and they're stil ruining lives with this one. Thankfully, there's your video. Thanks mate.
@Ad-Infinitum5 жыл бұрын
The 'place cam lock in open position and lift off' approach people mention in the comments wasn't an option for me as I had the whole MALM 6 drawer assembled including the back nailed on. I managed to pull out two cam locks using your method and replace them with the correct longer metal locks. Thank you so much!
@PaulaBaczewski5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I messed up the 7th piece of IKEA furniture that I assembled over 3 days. You saved a Malm dresser to live another day. It was my final piece to assemble - for now and, I think, for life. (And yes, IKEA is still using the same plastic Cam locks. If you know of a petition, I'll sign it.)
@anf6698 ай бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I messed up on the Billy bookcase and all the videos I watched were about curved screwdrivers or splicing a pin. THIS WORKED. I am not crying anymore lol
@TheOriginalSnial6 ай бұрын
So glad about that!
@eish195 жыл бұрын
Thank you thank you it worked!!! My last two locks and realize I put two in the wrong place. FYI..if your assembling the malm 4 dresser together the bottom of the dresser takes the two metal locks not the plastic. 🤦🏾🤷🏾
@Zarouge Жыл бұрын
Discovered that scooping them out with an L bracket works quite well too! Screws worked best for the more stubborn ones though so thanks for this top tip 🙂
@melanierosalie2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I was not able to put the screw inside the Cam lock but managed to pull the two plank pieces apart which got me to the same goal. This was still very helpful!
@DimiS19785 жыл бұрын
I know this is a late reply but you DO NOT need to pull them out, just screw them into the "OPEN" lock position and you can pull em apart.
@TessaMarie145 жыл бұрын
Dimi omg love you love you love you!! The screw wasn’t working, but this did!! Life saver ❤️❤️❤️
@michbak13475 жыл бұрын
I pulling it out I managed to pull out two and one broke but then I tried ur idea and it worked smoothly and effortlessly Tysm!
@sorshfa4125 жыл бұрын
i thought of this as soon as he started calling ikea out
@warwickbrown19145 жыл бұрын
Thank You
@ShelfyAndCo5 жыл бұрын
YOU'VE SAVED MY LIFE THANK YOU❤
@MM-gu2ys4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, this is an utter lifesaver! I wholeheartedly agree that it’s ridiculous to include such hard to remove fixings...
@heathersmith7892 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! I handed my husband the wrong one and we spent almost an hour trying different ways to get it out. This worked, though! You're a lifesaver.
@conorh48823 жыл бұрын
I buried my plastic ones into the deeper holes made for the metal cam locks. Used the long screws and it came out in ten seconds. Thank you very much
@rajeshmadhavan87517 жыл бұрын
It's working.. thank you..Important note: Arrow mark should point towards upward direction before you pull out using screw..Shame that IKEA has a such Cam and it's pain in the neck for consumers..
@MariaGarcia-nc3sm7 жыл бұрын
Rajesh Madhavan i
@ptyxs6 жыл бұрын
Maria Gs But for what reason do you want to extract the cam as if yiu have the arrow mark point toward upward direction you supposedly free the screw ?
@conorgallivan60438 ай бұрын
You are quite literally the greatest of all time. You saved my day with this video. I used a hammer and a nail, which worked quite well!!
@mikaylaflikweert69229 ай бұрын
Wow you are a genius!!!! This worked for me after I made a mistake on my dresser! Awesome, thank you!!!
@sarahzendejas426610 ай бұрын
Still 6years later I needed your video, thank you!!!
@partofbeingme45795 жыл бұрын
YOU sir are AWESOME!!! I was struggling so much to fix this for my dresser and it took me 30secs to undo my mistake... I totally agree that ikea needs to fix this... It was a nightmare...
@sh-df1bb4 жыл бұрын
You are AMAZING thank you for posting and sharing this idea I was about to burn down this entire desk LOL because I could not figure out how to get three of these simple looking locks out! FINALLY I have them out thanks to your help Your patience btw is very admirable
@MoneyBee20094 жыл бұрын
Thank you - your little trick with the screw to extract the cam nut was the little trick that made this process so much more easy !! Thank you for the trick and posting!!
@geoffreyhunt6953 жыл бұрын
Mate, just needed to move a Billy between rooms and had to take it apart. The cam locks stumped me until I found this. THANK YOU!
@karinjohnson8394 жыл бұрын
Worked like a charm! I was being SO careful, and still messed up my shelf placement. THANK YOU!!!!
@carxeco7 жыл бұрын
You are a life saver. I thought I was screwed (pardon the pun) specially because I stripped the cam lock, therefore it was harder to take out and split the wood a bit but won’t matter since it’s the inside of a wardrobe.
@ellenro94433 жыл бұрын
Thank goodness for you and your picture thumbnail! Almost went crazy trying to figure out how to describe the plastic bit. THANK YOU!
@NasirKhan-vh9bg2 жыл бұрын
Wow!!! Love you my friend. Amazing innovative trick. You are a real problem solver. Got Ikea closet last week and while assembling, by mistake connected wrong panel using plastic cam lock. Spent hours and hours to remove cam lock with no success. I am grateful to you, as your tip helped me resolved the issue. And I also agree with your comments on Ikea for using such a stupid lock.
@chanppang Жыл бұрын
cannot thank you enough!!! although the screw+plies didn’t work for me, you mentioning that there’s an up arrow on each cam screw saved my life. was able to pop out each cam screw by wiggling them out once the arrow aligns. thank you!!!!!
@conniestanley4253 Жыл бұрын
Worked like a charm after I skipped a step before applying the cam locks. Thank you!!
@joshuadavidson36895 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! You saved my build and another $150 trip to ikea!
@YunusNedimMehel2 жыл бұрын
Thank you man, even just figuring out about that little arrow saved a lot of hassle
@sr520505 жыл бұрын
You are a freaking genius! An additional tip for other people, tighten the screw closer to one of the ends so that if you need to twist the CAM there is space for your screw driver.
@julimt75 жыл бұрын
You are a wonderful human being!! Thank you for sharing
@ashleysayles94163 жыл бұрын
saved me so much time! put the top on wrong for my ikea malm dresser and they popped out in 30 seconds with this method! and it worked with the metal ones too! thank you x100!
@tonyrojas73673 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! Saved our sanity and Friday night.
@SabrinadelLupo22 күн бұрын
God Bless you! I might want to marry you over my boyfriend because holy fudge. Thank you so much for being a genius. You just saved us from hours of work. Go Brits!!
@TheOriginalSnial20 күн бұрын
Thanks! Best offer I've had yet! It's OK, I did it for free, just to improve the world a tiny bit! Besides, my wife (who did the videoing), might complain 😉 ! Glad everything's worked out!
@ct26307 ай бұрын
So glad I found this video! ☺️ thank you so much.
@TheOriginalSnial6 ай бұрын
Glad to help! I honestly feel really encouraged too, when someone replies!
@shanicestephens3342Ай бұрын
You are an absolute legend!! The most helpful video on youtube I have ever come across 🙌🏼
@TheOriginalSnialАй бұрын
Thank you very much! Glad it helped!
@allisonhergert70465 ай бұрын
I know this is an old video but the way this saved my day! Thank you!
@TheOriginalSnial5 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@clavedostres3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much!!!! I was putting a desk together and sure thing made a mistake that could not be undone until I saw your video. Thanks a lot!!!!
@roh5217 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Thank you! I was also assembling the BILLY bookcase when this happened. You saved me!
@priscjacksonАй бұрын
Thank you!!! I was almost going to break it apart with a hammer but it costs me alot 😭 you’ve saved the day!!
@MarkShark074 жыл бұрын
YOU SAVED MY DAY TODAY! Thank you so much. What the heck, IKEA.
@etherworlds11 ай бұрын
Thank you SO much. Worked like a charm!
@lRecKorDl Жыл бұрын
Made a quick mistake. I only have to do 4 times but took 30 seconds to look up video. Thanks for the shot and sweet video.
@CourtneyCaudill6 жыл бұрын
OMG THANK YOU!!!!! I screwed up putting a dresser together and thought all was lost. This video/tip was a lifesaver!!
@applesteve0044 жыл бұрын
Bro you are a KING!! This method is fullproof! And thank you for a protip about the tiny arrow. This solved my issue. Thank you !!
@galiosom_greimonc4 жыл бұрын
You saved my life 😭😭 bought a new study table but at the end did mistake and was so depressed cam lock wasn’t coming out. Finally got to see you video and it helped me . Thank you so much
@Prowler1255 жыл бұрын
I guess I'm not the only one! Thank you so much for this tutorial! 🥳🙌
@anavalentinapatton85972 жыл бұрын
Thank you SO much! Happy to sign a petition so Ikea fixes this problem 😂
@rebeccaelliott89067 жыл бұрын
You sure just saved me hours of frustration- you are now one of my favourite people !!!
@debu2striker5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this... Put the cam lock in the wrong slot while fixing our dresser. Was thinking of gluing a string to pull it out, but will try this first.
@szeszil6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I just managed to put the cam locks from an ikea chest and I am so happy!!!! Thanks again, it was a big help!!!
@traianivanescu245 жыл бұрын
Man, you put an end to my agony. I was looking for the name of that thing for so long. Thank you for this video.
@321Sapphire1234 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! I couldn't second your message to IKEA about being like sadists enough aha! Quick tip: popping a nail instead of a screw in works too and would require less work than screwing and plier-ing out
@mulorla3 жыл бұрын
Was about to give up on it when this solved it, thank you so much.
@Esther-le8jf2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. It helped a lot when I screwed the top the wrong way on the malm dresser.
@natoefke10 ай бұрын
Perfect solution! Thanks
@Martijn-em7hv10 ай бұрын
Weird add to this problem people are experiencing. Before you try this, there is a good possibility that you can .. suck .. cam lock out if you made sure they are screwed lose. This can be a lot easier and faster and for the cam locks that keep in there you can try this video’s solution. Hope this helps some people. (I undid 3 within a minute)
@Martijn-em7hv10 ай бұрын
Ps. You will get a little bit of dust / grains in your mouth and be careful not to choke of course.
@bronwenwade87807 жыл бұрын
omg thank you!! i had the exact same problem with the exact same bookshelf. this was a lifesaver!
@sianfxckingamazing2 жыл бұрын
Moving house and I have to take down an entire chest of drawers that took me five hours to build two years ago. THANK YOU so much!
@genesisuzcategui3064 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! After 2 hours and almost crying, I found you!
@chevygod51628 ай бұрын
Thank you for the trick! Great advice!
@TheOriginalSnial6 ай бұрын
Sure thing!
@alexedits61233 жыл бұрын
omg i’m having the exact same experience with the billy bookcase. so glad i found this. thank you
@mayjaviniar6122 жыл бұрын
You’re brilliant!! Thanks!
@zeiipher2 жыл бұрын
I was about to loose my mind since I put one of the boards on backwards, this was an absolute lifesaver!
@allroundgoodguy7 жыл бұрын
Life saver! Thank yu very much. And Ikea, please sort the Cam Lock out!
@fifing49147 жыл бұрын
Wow it works!! Thank you so much!! You're of so much help and totally made all the angry people who were fixing this, celebrate with joy!!
@monicabasaverivera3572 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your valuable help, I truly could not do it with out your video.
@Kingdomheatsox22 жыл бұрын
Dude. Thank you so much. I had the exact same issue with the Billy and you saved me a full on cry.
@susanwolfla60165 жыл бұрын
Yay! Sorry you had to go through this to help millions!! THANK YOU!!
@KatyDubu7 жыл бұрын
I hope I can get this to work. I realized I put the shorter plastic type into a very deep metal longer cam lock hole. I also got the rest of it together including nailing on the backing. Not happy. Hope this works
@ju7596 жыл бұрын
Katy Dubu me too :(
@nazmax41126 жыл бұрын
IT WORKED AND THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!!! LIBERALLY SAVED MY LIFE X
@potatows5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting this video! It helped me save my dresser!
@LpSC2online Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this video. Trying to disassembly 4 Billy cupboards right now and I was like how the heck am I supposed to get this done. Especially because those cam locks are diabolical. But even if I do that, I still have no idea if the Billy can be disassembled since the back panel is fixed with nails to the shelve's mid section... Those things definitely were NOT designed to be taken apart which is actually baffling. Anyway, thanks so much again!
@lindafangiullo53786 жыл бұрын
Thank you, it worked perfectly on a deeply embedded Plastic Cam Lock that should have been the longer Metal type.
@RatchetPo3 жыл бұрын
How big was the screw you used?
@_hyeparkinca52152 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! I screwed the plastic thing and took out that. So appreciate for the idea.
@Lovelylove5006 жыл бұрын
Heroes don't always wear capes. Thank you kind sir!!!
@livv12559 ай бұрын
You’ve saved my life thankyou
@jodymaguire26602 жыл бұрын
Thanks a million for this. Worked a treat and saved me time, money and hassle
@darrenjoe6743 жыл бұрын
Life saver! Thank you from 🇨🇦!!
@MarcoLongoMusic2 жыл бұрын
I was looking exactly for this video, I had the same problem. Thank you my lord!
@makned7 жыл бұрын
you are a life saver! I can't express my gratitude!!!!!
@peterfitzsimonsisawesome5 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thanks for this tutorial, another marriage pulled back from the brink.
@vickiho Жыл бұрын
Omg that worked a charm thank you so much! I nearly finished a roll of sticky tape trying to pull the thing out.
@emiliaiwanicka8197 Жыл бұрын
YOU’RE A SAVIOR!!! Thank you so much
@nagamanireddy23765 жыл бұрын
Great vedio... Ur way worked after lot of useless trials with other..thanks a lot
@chughes1562 жыл бұрын
I couldn't get this to work, but found two techniques that did: 1. By far the easiest - handheld vacuum cleaner using the thinnest attachment! 2. (Not great, but worked once) Small pliers with one end jammed into the lock, the other pinching the plastic.
@okbrown2 жыл бұрын
You my kind sir are genius! (Big up on the Sonic shirt too) Thanks!
@Yipidee19707 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making and sharing this video! We also had the exact same problem, and your solution works! We really liked your sense of humour about it and your message to IKEA! Ikea, please listen!! :)
@funanddynamic2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Thank to you we’re back on track
@amymoloney35954 жыл бұрын
thank you thank you thank you my dad really messed up making drawers for his bedroom and we needed to fix the ASAP before my mum came home
@Dawnshadow5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This was incredibly helpful.
@sochummy6 жыл бұрын
You’re a life saver! Thanks so much!
@djoseph9546 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Watching this video while setting up my tv stand this really helped me out! Thanks!
@kellyelly35349 ай бұрын
You are a genius!!! Thx
@itsMoirrey6 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. Initially it didn't work but you saved me hours of frustration (and potential embarrassment).