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Home Futons Now - Futon Assembly Instructions/Directions You've found this page maybe because you're curious how the futons on our website are assembled or maybe you've lost the instructions for your futon frame that you purchased from years past. We thought for the convenience of our customers that we should try offering animated assembly instructions rather than picture instructions to better explain how futon frames go together. We hope these assembly directions will be of help. Please note that most futon frames are made very similar to the instructions we show below but some frames may vary slightly from these instructions. Futon Assembly Directions - Step 1. Laying out the wood parts and futon hardware.     Futon Assembly Directions - Step 2. To begin assembling your futon take the two futon arms. (Making sure the routed out grooves face in towards each other.) and two rails. Connect the arms and rails together by placing the barrel nuts into each bored out hole in the rail. Then run your screws through the outside of the arms and into the barrel nuts in the rails using your Allen wrench to secure them (don't tighten yet). Leave one side of the back rail loose.   Futon Assembly Directions - Step 3. Next we'll prep the back rack section and insert its hardware. Find the four nylon rollers and four metal pins. Locate two sets of pre-drilled holes on the sides of your back rack that are close together. Push the metal pin through the smaller end of the roller (as shown in the animation to the left) and push it all the way through the predrilled holes in the back rack. Use a washer than cotter clip on the other side to secure them. Futon Assembly Directions - Step 4. Now bring the seat section over to the back rack section. The seat section has two holes drilled into it. Find the hole closest to one end (as shown in the animation to the right) and line this up to the remaining hole in the back section and run your metal pin through and use a washer and cotter clip to secure it. Next find the rectangular shaped wood blocks and attach these using the same method used to secure the nylon rollers into the remaining holes of the seat section.   Futon Assembly Directions - Step 5. Now we're ready to insert the nylon rollers that are attached on the back section into the routed out grooves in the futon arms. Start on one side. In the animation to the left, you'll see that the top roller goes into the horizontal groove and the bottom roller goes into the vertical groove. (Make sure the bolts on one side of the back stretcher are loose so the arm can be pulled out enough to safely move the rollers into place.) Repeat with the rollers on the other side and tighten the bolts on each arm.   Futon Assembly Directions - Step 6. Your futon frame is assembled and ready to go. If you have a non-slip pad lay that out over the seat section then place your mattress on on the frame. The non-slip pad will help reduce any slipping that may occur between the frame and mattress. A new cover, square pillows and bolster pillows will dress up the look of your frame as well. If you're ready for a new look consider adding these as well.

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