Time to modify the sofa benches....
I have two facing 72" jackknife sofas on strong 3/4" plywood bases (built with good support and anchored into the floor using aluminum angle-iron on all contact edges with the floor, T-nuts, and brass threaded inserts pushed into the metal rails at the sides of the coach).
The original plan was to have the two sofas meet when down to form a king-size bed. Positioning the benches close enough to make this happen put them too far from the wall; it looked goofy! So, now they are approx. 8" apart when down. I also have a few inches of storage behind the passenger bench to store the 5ft dining table (supported by two recessed floor-mount pillars). But, accessing that storage with that table is a pain.....
Potential solution...
Heavy-duty (250lb or 500lb/pair) 12" locking drawer slides mounted to 2" or 3" angle-iron on each end of the sofa (facing away from the sofa; the benches are a few inches longer than the sofas) and attached to the frame of the sofa. The slides would be mounted flush to the bench surface so they are not supporting the sofa/bed. Then, I could slide the sofa out a bit to better access the table storage, and bring the beds together (hopefully locking them together; we shall see) to create the desired king bed.
Small steps, Ellie.....
I have two facing 72" jackknife sofas on strong 3/4" plywood bases (built with good support and anchored into the floor using aluminum angle-iron on all contact edges with the floor, T-nuts, and brass threaded inserts pushed into the metal rails at the sides of the coach).
The original plan was to have the two sofas meet when down to form a king-size bed. Positioning the benches close enough to make this happen put them too far from the wall; it looked goofy! So, now they are approx. 8" apart when down. I also have a few inches of storage behind the passenger bench to store the 5ft dining table (supported by two recessed floor-mount pillars). But, accessing that storage with that table is a pain.....
Potential solution...
Heavy-duty (250lb or 500lb/pair) 12" locking drawer slides mounted to 2" or 3" angle-iron on each end of the sofa (facing away from the sofa; the benches are a few inches longer than the sofas) and attached to the frame of the sofa. The slides would be mounted flush to the bench surface so they are not supporting the sofa/bed. Then, I could slide the sofa out a bit to better access the table storage, and bring the beds together (hopefully locking them together; we shall see) to create the desired king bed.
Small steps, Ellie.....
