Ikea Myggbett - inside door hide
by studioshemp · via Thingiverse
| Format | STL |
| Category | Mechanical |
| License | CC BY-SA |
| Triangles | 4.6k |
| Uploaded | Mar 3, 2026 |
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Description
This is my model to hide an Ikea Myggbett door sensor inside the door itself, to improve the aesthetic. It is drilled in to the top of the door itself, out of sight. The magnet is then recessed in to the top frame directly above the sensor. The sensor slides out of the holder to permit battery change. Nothing is visible externally except the white plastic stopper in the door frame which hides the neodymium magnet. The Ikea-supplied magnet is fairly weak and doesn't work effectively when above the Mygbett because of the extra distance to the sensor. I opted for as large a neodymium magnet as I could reasonably install whilst maintaining the minimalist look. (There's a teardown on Reddit which shows the position of the sensor on the board - https://www.reddit.com/r/tradfri/comments/1pma81n/myggbett_teardown/ ) To install, use (carefully) a 25mm spade bit on the top of the door on the handle side, about 100mm from the edge. The bore needs to go 85mm deep to hold the Mygbett. For hollow internals you only needed to drill ~30mm so with care this can be done by hand. Solid doors need a drill guide to keep the bore straight. (I would not attempt a solid door without one). I chose the Myggbett for its long battery life on Thread/Matter. The trade off is that it uses a AAA battery, and so increases the depth. For the magnet I used: 8mm x 8mm Neodymium Cylinder Magnet: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010158195213.html The magnet is pressed in to a 12mm HP12 white plastic plug to hide it within the door frame: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005382833756.html I had to cut the clips from the plug as the magnet is a tight fit and wouldn't allow the clips to operate. Probably would have worked with the 6mm x 6mm magnet but I wanted the strongest possible field for the hall effect sensor in the Myggbett. In any case it holds firm in the frame without the clips. Note the walls of the model are thin - 0.4mm, to allow the fit within a 25mm bore whilst being a loose fit on thee sensor, so removing it to change batteries isn't a chore. It prints and installs fine, but worth mentioning. Finally - I printed the case in the photo at "I don't care, I won't see it, just print it fast" print quality settings. I know it's ugly.
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