Build a bed with a lifting mechanism at home
To save space and give the room a proper interior, you need to combine stylish and compact furniture at the same time.
A good solution to this issue is a bed with a lifting mechanism. Compact niches located inside these beds can accommodate a large amount of bedding, freeing up the rest of the room space.
The main advantage is achieved due to the lifting mechanism, which effortlessly provides access to the storage boxes, lifting the base with mattresses over the bed.
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Required Tools
First you need to prepare all the necessary tools. The assembly kit includes many different assembly items, such as screws, screws, and bolts.
And, therefore, can not do without a screwdriver and a spanner, or a screwdriver with a full set of nozzles.
In new models, euro-screws with a countersunk head and an internal hexagon are often used, so it may be necessary to stock up on such specific keys.
Also, there will not be an extra roulette and level. Such a process as assembling a bed with a lifting mechanism presents a certain complexity, therefore, study the assembly scheme in advance and prepare the tool.
Let us list again the list of necessary tools:
- wrench;
- screwdriver;
- hexagon;
- roulette;
- level.
Bed base assembly
The first step will be to assemble the base of the bed, its perimeter, which consists of a head back and three sides. We connect the kingdoms among themselves.
In various models can be used a variety of longitudinal force elements. Basically, these are either solid longitudinal ties or corners and brackets fastened with screws.
The legs of the bed are mounted on special platforms, which can be located either on the longitudinal elements themselves, or screwed separately onto the tsargs.
Next you need to attach the shelves and corners in the upper part of the king. Do not rush to press down the screws, since in the future you will have to align the side bars, shelves and corners in the perpendicular plane.
At the head on the side tsarg need to secure the lifting mechanism, and with minimal backlash. After that, assemble the base together, screwing the head back to the tsargs.
Assembly of the lifting mechanism
Next, put the bed frame and fasten it with screws on the lifting mechanism. Before the final tightening of these screws, it is necessary to align the gaps between the frame and the base.
When installing a gas shock absorber, it is important to clarify its effort, calculated for the bed of this model. With the help of nuts with a lock ring and fluoroplastic washers, we install a gas shock absorber into the mechanism for lifting the cylinder upwards.
Nuts should be tightened to the stop, slightly loosening to ensure minimum backlash. Ensure that the lifting mechanism is working properly. Attach handles to the frame for convenient lifting and stopper for the mattress.
To complete the assembly, it remains only to lay the bottom of the bed and put the cover on its perimeter. Now, knowing how to assemble a bed with a lifting mechanism, this task becomes only an “adult” designer.
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