Quote: Randa france wrote in post #2

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Robin. Can you post more details for others to see how its done?

Randa

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You'll need -

- 4 heavy duty ball-bearing drawer runners (standard size 450mm); I got mine from B&Q
- 4 500mm lengths of planed timber (standard size 44mm x 12mm)
- 8 40mm galvanised angle brackets (60mm x 60mm); Screwfix part number 71671
- a quantity of 12mm length #6 round-head self-tapping screws

The sides of either the fixed frame or sliding frame need to be made smaller to accommodate the thickness of the runners; I chose the fixed sides and completely replaced them rather than butcher the originals (just to be safe).

Each new 500mm side needs an angle screwing flush with the end (this will eventually fix to the frame back) and a runner attached which opens toward the opposite end. The upper and lower plywood guides need to be removed (only the upper will be re-used) and the original frame side taken out. The new side c/w runner can now be fixed to the frame back using the attached angle and taking care to get the correct sideways alignment (see first photo). The rubber back stops may have to be moved to accommodate the angle plate!

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Carefully extend the sliding frame all the way out (it come out further than normal because the end stop has been removed with the upper plywood) and screw the extended runner to the side (see second photo). Note - this can be tricky if you're working alone since the frames are quite wobbly when the side is not yet anchored...

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Replace the upper plywood guide; this is required to join the front of the new side to the original frame using another angle plate ensuring enough clearance for the sliding frame (see third photo). Note the 3 screws along the outer edge of the ply are no longer required as is the lower ply.

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Repeat another 3 times for the other sides. I would recommend saving all original parts in case someone in the future wants to put things back (although I can't think why!!!)


If you want to use the original cheap stays then you'll need to remove them from the old sides and re-attach them. I'm going to replace mine with gas struts as documented by another Facebook user.

Happy DIYing for those brave enough...

Quote: Bryn wrote in post #4

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are they standard drawer runners?

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£10 a pair from B&Q...

Quote: Frantone wrote in post #5

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Robin, does this mean the bed tends to slide back when on its legs?

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Nah, steady as a rock... the missus would kill me if her side retracted and deposited said missus on the floor in the early hours...

Quote: Aaron Calder wrote in post #10

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A project of this quality deserves a permanent place in our detailed 'How to .........' section otherwise it will slip down in the page and end up being lost and forgotten.

How about it, Robin?

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I'm more than happy to move the instructions to the new thread. However, it seems that I'm not allowed (I get an error message when trying to create a new thread in this section) without the assistance of a forum administrator or moderator...

Any offers?

Quote: Randa france wrote in post #13

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Hi Robin.
If you click on the link to the section you should be able to "create a new thread" by clicking the appropriate box.

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I already tried that Roger, I just get a pop-up error message...

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Seems my computer skills are no match for my woodworking ones...