What do I need to enlarge this span?
Hi, folks. Recently plopped down on the couch too hard and snapped a cross beam. Thought it'd be an easy fix, but the tension from the springs has pulled the front and the back of the couch so tightly together than I cannot get the beam to line back up. There's more than an inch of overlap, and I don't think another person could safely hold it in place long enough for me to attach braces. I need something approximately 4' long to span that distance and hold the front and back of the couch apart while I work on it. I was thinking of a piece of wood wedged in there, but certainly there has to be the equivalent of a large spanner or jack I could use? I don't know any technical names for something like that. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! submitted by /u/Whole_Independent283 [link] [comments]
| | Hi, folks. Recently plopped down on the couch too hard and snapped a cross beam. Thought it'd be an easy fix, but the tension from the springs has pulled the front and the back of the couch so tightly together than I cannot get the beam to line back up. There's more than an inch of overlap, and I don't think another person could safely hold it in place long enough for me to attach braces. I need something approximately 4' long to span that distance and hold the front and back of the couch apart while I work on it. I was thinking of a piece of wood wedged in there, but certainly there has to be the equivalent of a large spanner or jack I could use? I don't know any technical names for something like that. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! [link] [comments] |