Attaching Handles & Legs
NOTE:
To give you flexibility in installing the recommended
handles, the Bed Face Panels are now drilled from the back side
to within
1
/
8
″
of the front of the panels. This gives correct position
for our stock handles, or you may drill custom holes.
HELPFUL HINT: When drilling through your panels, clamp a
scrap piece of plywood to the face side to prevent chipping or
damage of the finished, visible faces.
Before You Begin
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to view
Video Clip #7
, Attaching the Legs
& Mechanism Covers. These last
few steps will be much easier if
your assistant is on hand to hold
the Panel that opens.
1.
Attach your personal choice of handles to the face of the Bed Panel Unit using the screws provided with the
handles. Keep in mind that the Unit has a 3
″
Stiffener joining the Panels, so don’t drill the holes within 2
″
of
the Unit’s center seam. To minimize the pull required to open the bed, locate the lowest part of the handles
not more than 36
″
from the top of the Unit.
2.
Pull the panel unit open to a convenient working height. Remove the
5
/
16
" Nylock hexagon nuts and the
5
/
16
" x
1½"(OD) flat washers from the legs, leaving the thin black plastic washers in place. Insert the leg screws
through the frames, replace the washers and nuts, and tighten the nuts.
3.
Pivot both legs upward and position the crossbar between the legs. Place a ¼" x ½"(OD) star washer on one
of the ¼" x ¾" hexhead machine screws, thread the screw through the leg hole and screw into the crossbar,
as in
Figure 11
.
Do not over-tighten.
Repeat the process on other side.
Leg stop in place.
Figure 11
. Installing the Legs & Crossbar, right leg view.
4.
Attach the two
3
/
8
" flat Bumper Buttons to the surface of the Bed Panels where the legs, when folded up, will
contact the Panels. See
Figure 11
for further detail. Gently close the bed.
IMPORTANT: To avoid damaging the front edge of the Top Stretcher, be sure to fold up the legs before
closing the bed.
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