How to build a Kid’s Racing Car Bed

Assembling the pieces

Section 5:

Section 5.1. FixTo secure with nails or screws. the wheels to the side panels

Fix the wheels to the side panels.

Glue, drill, and screw through the side panels into the wheels.

Align the wheels over the wheel shape in the side panels.

Use five 1-1/4″ (32mm) woodTimber, lumber. The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees screws for each wheel.

Section 5.2. Fix the nose section and back panelA sheet that forms a distinct flat and rectangular section or component. A transparent panel used to fill a framed section of a window. to the bed base

Fix the back panel to the back end of the bed base.

The bottom of the back panel will be 2″ (50 mmAbbreviation for millimeter which is a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter. 25.4 mm equals one inch.) below the bottom of the bed base.

Drill and screw (on an angle) through the back panel into the ends of the bed base side-rails

Fix the nose so it is positioned 2 1/4″ (56 mm) above the side railThe top and bottom frame member of a door or window (not the jamb). Cross member of panel doors or of a sash. Also the upper and lower member of a balustrade or staircase extending from one vertical support, such as a post, to another. The horizontal member of a fence. of the bed base.

Drill and screw (on an angle) through the nose into the ends of the bed base side-rails.

Section 5.3. Add the side panels

Draw a line along the inside of the car sides up 9 1/2″ (237mm) from the very bottom (bottom of the wheels).

That marks where the bottom of the side rail of the bed base will be positioned.

Place one of the side panels on a flat surface with the wheels underneath.

Apply some glue and place the bed base (on edge) so the bottom of the bed base side-rail aligns with the line which is up 9 1/2″ (237mm) from the very bottom (bottom of the wheels).

Also ensure that the outside of the back panel is flushBeing even with. with the back end of the side panel.

Drill and screw through the side-rail into the side panel.

NailA short nail with a large flat head used for securing roofing felt, plasterboard, sheet metal to wood etc. through each end of the side panel into the edges of the back panel and the front grill.

Flip the unit over and do the same on the other side.

Section 5.4. Add the legs

Make four legs. They can be out of 3/4″ x 3-1/2″ (18 mm x 90 mm) stock or 1-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ (40 mm x 90 mm) stock or similar.

Make them 9 3/4″ (243mm) long, which is a little longer than the distance from the bottom of the side-rails to the bottom of the wheels.

The purpose is to take the weight and wear and tear away from the MDFA special type of tempered hardboard with a fine, smooth finish. MDF is used in cabinet making. wheels.

Glue and screw the legs to the insides of the wheels.

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