# IKEA \- MICKE Desk Assemble an IKEA MICKE desk with drawers, door and cable outlet step by step, following manual AA\-1893306 By Numa Topic: Home & DIY [Open the interactive Jig](https://ask.jig.com/j/4Hev4B8v6KTS) ## Guide ### 1. Parts and Tools The desktop, the cabinet and drawer boards, the leg frame, the runners and the fittings, laid out on a rug\. You need a cross\-head screwdriver, a flat screwdriver and a hammer; the hex key and its handle come in the box\. Tap a part to see its name\. Two people are needed to turn the desk over\. Build on a soft surface so the boards are not scratched\. ### 2. 1 · First Cam Dowel Stand the wide drawer front face down\. Screw a cam dowel into a hole in its inner face, clockwise, until the collar meets the board\. ### 3. 1 · Other Three Screw in the second cam dowel on the wide front and two more on the small drawer front the same way\. ### 4. 2 · First Wood Dowel Push a wood dowel into the hole beside the cam dowel until half of it is in\. ### 5. 2 · Other Three Push in the other three wood dowels: one more in the wide front and two in the small front\. ### 6. 2 · Wide Drawer Sides Stand both sides of the wide drawer on its front, grooves facing in, so the dowels go into their ends\. ### 7. 2 · Small Drawer Sides Stand the sides of the small drawer on its front the same way\. ### 8. 3 · First Cam Lock Put a cam lock into the hole near the bottom of a side, inside the drawer, and turn it clockwise with the flat screwdriver until it grips the cam dowel\. ### 9. 3 · Other Three Fit and tighten the other three cam locks in the drawer sides the same way\. ### 10. 4 · Place the Brace The wide drawer only: stand the brace on its front, between the sides, its lower tab flat on the front\. ### 11. 4 · Screw the Brace Screw the tab to the front with one short screw, clockwise, until the head sits flat on the tab\. Use screw 105344 here, not the longer 113287\. ### 12. 5 · Slide In the Bottoms Slide each drawer bottom down into the grooves of the sides, over the brace in the wide drawer\. ### 13. 6 · Fit the Backs Put each back on the open ends of its sides, holes over the ends of the sides\. ### 14. 6 · First Knock\-Down Dowel Push a knock\-down dowel into a hole in the back and tap it in with a hammer until its head is flat on the board\. ### 15. 6 · Other Three Drive in the other three knock\-down dowels the same way, two in each back\. ### 16. 7 · Brace to the Back On the wide drawer, screw the brace's other tab to the back with the second short screw\. ### 17. 8 · Turn the Drawers Over Turn both drawers upside down, fronts towards you\. ### 18. 8 · Drawer Runners Lay a drawer runner along the bottom edge of each side, wheel at the back\. ### 19. 9 · First Runner Screw Screw the first runner to the side with a short screw, clockwise\. ### 20. 9 · Other Seven Fix the four runners with the other seven screws, two in each runner\. ### 21. 10 · Back Board Dowels Lay the back board flat and push two wood dowels into the holes along its middle\. ### 22. 10 · Cable Tray Floor Stand the tray floor on its edge on the dowels and push it down onto the back board\. ### 23. 11 · Tray Dowels Push two wood dowels into the top edge of the tray floor\. ### 24. 11 · Tray Rail Lay the rail flat on the dowels and push it down onto the tray floor\. ### 25. 12 · First Cam Dowel Lay the end board and the cabinet's inner side flat, inner faces up\. Screw a cam dowel into the end board, clockwise\. ### 26. 12 · Other Seven Screw in three more cam dowels along the end board's back edge and four along the inner side's back edge\. ### 27. 13 · Two Runners Lay a cabinet runner on the end board and one on the knee\-space face of the inner side, wheel at the front edge\. ### 28. 13 · First Screw Screw a runner to its board with a short screw, clockwise\. ### 29. 13 · Other Three Fix both runners with the other three screws\. ### 30. 14 · Rail Dowels Push a wood dowel into each end of the tray rail\. ### 31. 14 · End Board and Inner Side Raise the end board and the inner side onto the ends of the back board, tray floor and rail, so the dowels go into their holes\. ### 32. 15 · First Cam Lock Put a cam lock into a hole in the back board near the end board, arrow towards the edge, and turn it clockwise\. ### 33. 15 · Other Seven Fit and tighten the other seven cam locks in the back board, the tray floor and the rail\. ### 34. 16 · Runner on the Outer Side Lay a cabinet runner on the inner face of the cabinet's outer side, wheel at the front edge\. ### 35. 16 · Runner in the Cabinet Hold the last cabinet runner against the cabinet face of the inner side\. ### 36. 16 · Four Screws Fix both runners with two short screws each\. ### 37. 17 · Hinge Plates Lay both hinge plates on the outer side, over their holes near the front edge\. ### 38. 17 · First Plate Screw Screw a plate down with a long screw, clockwise\. Only the hinge plates take screw 113287\. ### 39. 17 · Other Three Fix both plates with the other three long screws\. ### 40. 18 · Four Cam Dowels Screw two cam dowels into the outer side and two into the cabinet face of the inner side, near the floor end\. ### 41. 19 · Cabinet Bottom Push the cabinet bottom onto the inner side, the white face on the outside\. ### 42. 20 · First Cam Lock Put a cam lock into the bottom by the inner side and turn it clockwise\. ### 43. 20 · Second Cam Lock Fit and tighten the second cam lock beside it\. ### 44. 21 · Fixed Shelf Dowels Push two wood dowels into each end of the fixed shelf\. ### 45. 21 · Fixed Shelf Push the fixed shelf onto the inner side, level with the end board\. ### 46. 22 · Outer Side Raise the outer side onto the bottom and the fixed shelf, hinge plates inside\. ### 47. 23 · Two Cam Locks Fit and tighten two cam locks in the bottom by the outer side\. ### 48. 24 · Six Dowels Push two wood dowels into the top edge of the end board, the inner side and the outer side\. ### 49. 25 · Six Cam Dowels Lay the desktop face down\. Screw six cam dowels into its underside\. ### 50. 26 · Onto the Desktop With two people, turn the frame over and lower it onto the desktop, so the dowels go into the panels' top edges\. Two people are needed for this step\. ### 51. 27 · Six Cam Locks Fit and tighten six cam locks near the top of the end board and both cabinet sides\. ### 52. 28 · Leg Frame Lay the leg frame against the end of the desktop, outside the end board\. ### 53. 28 · First Bolt Screw a bolt through the leg frame into the desktop with the hex key and its handle, clockwise\. ### 54. 28 · Other Two Tighten the other two bolts the same way\. ### 55. 29 · Four Feet Press a foot into each pair of holes under the cabinet bottom\. ### 56. 30 · Felt Pads Stick the two felt pads under the leg frame\. ### 57. 31 · Stand the Desk Up With two people, turn the desk over its back edge and stand it on its feet\. Two people are needed for this step\. ### 58. 31 · Small Drawer Set the small drawer's runners on the cabinet runners and push the drawer in\. ### 59. 31 · Wide Drawer Slide the wide drawer into the knee space the same way\. ### 60. 32 · Hinges on the Door Lay the door inner face up and press the hinge cups into the two large holes\. ### 61. 32 · First Hinge Screw Screw a hinge to the door with a short screw, clockwise\. ### 62. 32 · Other Three Fix both hinges with the other three screws\. ### 63. 33 · Hang the Door Slide the hinge arms onto the plates on the outer side\. ### 64. 33 · Lock the Clips Press each hinge onto its plate until it clicks\. ### 65. 34 · Shelf Supports Push eight shelf supports into the holes inside the cabinet, four at each height\. ### 66. 34 · Shelves Slide both shelves in onto the supports\. ### 67. 35 · Bumpers Stick two bumpers on the front edge of the inner side, where the door closes\. ### 68. 36 · Cable Outlet Press the cable outlet into the hole in the desktop\. ### 69. 36 · Cover Caps Stick cover caps over the unused holes: two on the inner side under the desktop and two on the end board\. ### 70. Adjust the Door If the door is not straight, adjust its hinges: the plate screws move it up and down, the clip screw in and out, the hinge screw side to side\. ### 71. Finished The MICKE desk is assembled\. Check the screws again after about two weeks and tighten them if needed\. Desktop load: 50 kg spread evenly\.