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Platform Bed – Metric
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Moderate
Build this beautiful platform bed and you're sure to have sweet dreams. It offers a sophisticated style you'd pay big bucks for
in a store, but this bed is easy and economical to build. The bed holds a Queen-size mattress. It's made from pine boards
that can be stained for any look you'd like.
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- Page 1 Platform Bed – Metric Difficulty Moderate Build this beautiful platform bed and you’re sure to have sweet dreams. It offers a sophisticated style you’d pay big bucks for in a store, but this bed is easy and economical to build. The bed holds a Queen-size mattress. It’s made from pine boards that can be stained for any look you’d like.
- Page 2 Board , 19mm X 140mm , 2400mm Kreg Pocket-Hole Jig® 720 Board , 38mm X 38mm , 2400mm Hardware & Supplies Mobile Project Center Kreg 32mm Coarse-thread Pocket-hole Screws 50mm Flat-head Wood Screws Other Tools 32mm Flathead Wood Screws Jigsaw...
- Page 3 Cut List & Parts Leg , 19 X 184 X 292mm Back Leg , 19 X 184 X 292mm Head/Foot Rail , 19 X 140 X 1765mm Head/Foot Cap , 19 X 140 X 1803mm Rail Cleat , 38 X 38 X 1918mm Headboard Support , 19 X 124 X 556mm Headboard Slat , 19 X 140 X 1524mm End Cleat , 38 X 38 X 254mm...
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- Page 5 Directions Make the Legs Cut six Legs and two Back Legs from a 19x184mm board, as shown in the cutting diagram. Cut the angle, as shown, on the Legs (but not the Back Legs) using a jigsaw. Then sand the cut edges smooth. With your pocket-hole jig set up for 19mm material, drill pocket holes on four of the Legs, making sure they mirror one another as shown.
- Page 6 Make Headboard and Footboard Rails Cut one Head Rail and one Foot Rail to size from 19x140mm boards, as shown in the cutting diagram. Then drill pocket holes where shown. Connect the Legs and Rails Glue and clamp the Foot Rail to the two leg assemblies that have angled sides, and then secure the parts by driving four 32mm flathead wood screws through the Foot Rail from inside, and into the leg assembly.
- Page 7 Make Head and Foot Caps Cut the Headboard and Footboard Caps to length from 19x140mm boards, as shown in the cutting diagram. Attach the caps to the Leg and Rail assembly with 32mm coarse-thread pocket-hole screws, as shown. Make Side Rails Cut two Side Rails to length from 19x140mm boards, as shown in the cutting diagram.
- Page 8 Attach the Side Cap to Rails Cut two Side Caps to length from 19x140mm boards, as shown in the cutting diagram. Attach the Side Caps to the Side Rails, as shown, using 32mm coarse-thread pocket-hole screws. Make the Rail Cleats Cut two Rail Cleats from a 38x38mm board, as shown in the cutting diagram.
- Page 9 Lay Out and Drill Holes Now you need to drill holes for the connector bolts that will be used to hold all of the leg/rail assemblies together. To do that, first clamp the head rail assembly and the foot rail assemblies to the side rail assemblies. Now lay out four holes, as shown.
- Page 10 Make Headboard Slats and a Top Cut four Headboard Slats from 19x140mm boards, as shown in the cutting diagram. Then cut one Headboard Top to length from a 19x64mm board. Assemble the Headboard Now you can attach the Headboard Slats and the Headboard Top to the Headboard Supports. Start by attaching the lowest Headboard Slat using 32mm coarse-thread pocket-hole screws.
- Page 11 Mount the Headboard and End Cleats Attach the Headboard assembly to the Headboard Cap where shown using 32mm coarse-thread pocket-hole screws. Cut two End Cleats to length from 38x38mm boards, as shown in the cutting diagram. Then attach the End Cleats to the Head Rail and Foot Rail where shown using glue and three evenly-spaced 50mm flat-head wood screws.
- Page 12 Assemble the Center Support Attach the Center Post Ends and Sides one another, and to the Center Support, as shown, using 32mm flat-head wood screws. Assemble the Bed With 16 connector nuts and bolts, attach the rail assemblies to the headboard and footboard assemblies. Set the Center Support assembly in place and screw the ends to the End Cleats using two 32mm flat-head wood screws at each end.
- Page 13 Add the Slats Cut eight Slats to length from 19x140mm boards, as shown in the cutting diagram. For these, you can use lower-grade boards. Once you have the platform bed set up where you want it, lay the Slats on the Rail Cleats and Center Support, spacing them evenly.
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