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TL;DR: I printed replacement shelf pins for IKEA PAX. Tiny part, but the difference between a stable shelf and a wobbly mess -a critical bit of plastic.

This is a very IKEA sort of problem: the furniture is fine, the shelf is fine, but somehow with the flex of daily ‘use’ by my kids these pins break or get lost. It’s a proprietary-ish support pin that I’m sure you could drive to IKEA to grab; but that takes time and usually ends up with costly spur-of-the-moment impulse buys.

The print

IKEA_PAX-KOMPLEMENT_SHELF_PIN.3mf. If you’re printing anyway i’d recommend doing a few spares – plenty will fit on the plate.

Printed on the Prusa Core One in PLA: 0.20 mm layer height, 0.4 mm nozzle, 50% infill, two perimeters, support material enabled.

PLA is probably fine for a shelf pin if the load is sensible, but this is also the kind of part where I would not pretend to know the long-term strength from the slicer preview alone.

Result

The pins fit snugly, and the shelf feels trustworthy after loading.

Source

IKEA PAX KOMPLEMENT SHELF PIN by Jason Dean on Printables

TL;DR: I printed replacement shelf pins for IKEA PAX. Tiny part, but the difference between a stable shelf and a wobbly mess -a critical bit of plastic.

This is a very IKEA sort of problem: the furniture is fine, the shelf is fine, but somehow with the flex of daily ‘use’ by my kids these pins break or get lost. It’s a proprietary-ish support pin that I’m sure you could drive to IKEA to grab; but that takes time and usually ends up with costly spur-of-the-moment impulse buys.

The print

IKEA_PAX-KOMPLEMENT_SHELF_PIN.3mf. If you’re printing anyway i’d recommend doing a few spares – plenty will fit on the plate.

Printed on the Prusa Core One in PLA: 0.20 mm layer height, 0.4 mm nozzle, 50% infill, two perimeters, support material enabled.

PLA is probably fine for a shelf pin if the load is sensible, but this is also the kind of part where I would not pretend to know the long-term strength from the slicer preview alone.

Result

The pins fit snugly, and the shelf feels trustworthy after loading.

Source

IKEA PAX KOMPLEMENT SHELF PIN by Jason Dean on Printables