Help..Burstner t680 bed conversion

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I have a horrible feeling there is a small .. well large .. telescopic piece that is needed tot transform the dining room table into a bed .. and I don't have it.

How do you normally change the table to bed?

Can I get a piece of solid square wood to stand under it .. however it comes down ... to support the bed ...?

I guess the usual table leg comes off ..... somehow? o_O

Thank you.
 
Joy our table has a leg that folds down to the correct height if that makes sense
 
davanne said:
Joy our table has a leg that folds down to the correct height if that makes sense
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Thank you. Yes it makes sense but mine doesn't do that.

I will take a photo tomorrow.

I do remember a small 'thingy' .. about 7inch diameted at the bottom .. circular with a smaller circle on top and another smaller circle on top of that .. so it looked like a telescope but big .. about a foot or so high .. but can't find it ..

Not sure where the rest of the table 'ledges' either as it doesn't have anywhere. :(

@hilldweller Brian can you think how please?
 
We have a 2017 Burstner 680, our table is on a fixed single leg. The lock for sideways movement of the table is on the leg. The lock for the up and down movement is on the front rhs when sitting on the bench seat oppositd the dinette. Squeeze the catch and at the same time push the table down, or pull to raise
 
Devon Sue said:
We have a 2017 Burstner 680, our table is on a fixed single leg. The lock for sideways movement of the table is on the leg. The lock for the up and down movement is on the front rhs when sitting on the bench seat oppositd the dinette. Squeeze the catch and at the same time push the table down, or pull to raise
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So does the leg fold backwards under the table? Bit confused... sorry. If you push the table down .. it is still attached to the metal 'ledge' under the dining room window is it not?

And if I can get the leg to fold back and ppush the table down somehow .. what do I rest it on?

Maybe mine is different. I will take photos tomorrow night.

Appreciate everyone's help.

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Yes.. with a horizontal bar.

To extend the table for eating there are two catches under it by the bar .. I release them, pull out the table towards the the side facing seat, and then slot an extra piece of table about 7ins x width of table into the gap formed between side wall and table.
 
Sorry, my reply not helpful then, we have an L shaped dinette with a single leg table
 
In our old Burstner Delfin T680 there was a small leg in the wardrobe along with the table extension piece (not needed to make up the bed). The one on table twisted off (1/4 turn) was replaced with the smaller one and then the table was relocated on the second runner on the wall.

Then the side seat has a runner that pulls out and we also had a couple of infill cushions, not that we ever made this bed up. I don't doubt if this small leg has been lost something could be fashioned to support the table in its absence.
 
Addie said:
In our old Burstner Delfin T680 there was a small leg in the wardrobe along with the table extension piece (not needed to make up the bed). The one on table twisted off (1/4 turn) was replaced with the smaller one and then the table was relocated on the second runner on the wall.

Then the side seat has a runner that pulls out and we also had a couple of infill cushions, not that we ever made this bed up. I don't doubt if this small leg has been lost something could be fashioned to support the table in its absence.
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Brilliant that's it ..

I will try and find someone into wood perhaps that can make me a chunky block of wood of the right size.

:)
 
I have spent hours trying to figure out the bloody table bed on my T660 simply so I can sleep my two grandchildren.
Burstner supply a selection of plans and layouts for the second bed - non of which seem to make sense.
I have now decided to simply buy a piece of plywood large enough to cover the table and seats, just to make a platform for the cushions - that also don't seem to fit together in any sensible arrangement!
I figured it can live on our french bed during the day.
Good luck any way - I hope you have more success.

Not mine - but same layout
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Joy, you should have long and a short poles like this.
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I'm sure ours is clipped in the back of the wardrobe you also need a different set of cushions to make the bed properly .Ours are in the loft a home if yours are as well the leg may be with them
 
easy enough to make another with a length of aluminium tube and 2 end caps
 
TheBig1 said:
easy enough to make another with a length of aluminium tube and 2 end caps
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I'm a bit concerned that the top of the leg 'screws' into the table and so it's secure when your weight is on it .. but my home made one may not be. I guess the flat end caps will give it stability..
 
Joy, can you take a picture of the threaded end of your table leg please. There may be a solution
 
Hi Joy,
As stated earlier there is a small leg supplied as an accessory that you swap for the long one if you want to make up the bed. You could contact a Burstner dealer with the model and serial number of your vehicle to order a new one. That probably would be expensive.

What I would do is look at the thread of the long leg that you still have and find out what size the thread is by trying different size bolts in the socket. Once you have established the size of thread then buy or source three or four nuts of that thread size, a bolt long enough to hold them all and a length of wooden dowel roughly the same diameter as the long leg. Cut the dowel to the right length By measuring the distance between the floor and ledge that the table will bridge. If you are unsure get back to me by PM and I will dig my short table leg out and measure it. Once you have the right length drill a hole in one end deep enough and just wide enough to hold the nuts stacked one on top of the other (screw them on the long bolt to keep them aligned when inserting them). Secure the bolts using epoxy resin or Milliput and carefully remove the bolt. Then once the resin has hardened you can use the newly made leg to support the bed.

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TheBig1 said:
Joy, can you take a picture of the threaded end of your table leg please. There may be a solution
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Will do when I go to storage unit tomorrow.. if I can lift table up and support it without the leg ..on my own. Thank you.
 
Nicepix said:
Hi Joy,
As stated earlier there is a small leg supplied as an accessory that you swap for the long one if you want to make up the bed. You could contact a Burstner dealer with the model and serial number of your vehicle to order a new one. That probably would be expensive.

What I would do is look at the thread of the long leg that you still have and find out what size the thread is by trying different size bolts in the socket. Once you have established the size of thread then buy or source three or four nuts of that thread size, a bolt long enough to hold them all and a length of wooden dowel roughly the same diameter as the long leg. Cut the dowel to the right length By measuring the distance between the floor and ledge that the table will bridge. If you are unsure get back to me by PM and I will dig my short table leg out and measure it. Once you have the right length drill a hole in one end deep enough and just wide enough to hold the nuts stacked one on top of the other (screw them on the long bolt to keep them aligned when inserting them). Secure the bolts using epoxy resin or Milliput and carefully remove the bolt. Then once the resin has hardened you can use the newly made leg to support the bed.
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Will read that again VERY slowly when the table is in front of me tomorrow. Thank you.
 
movan said:
Will read that again VERY slowly when the table is in front of me tomorrow. Thank you.
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Joy,
You don't actually need to bother with a threaded leg if you can find or make something of the same height as the missing leg (anything that supports the table level so it makes a bed). The thread is there to stop the table leg or bed support collapsing. But if you just used a block of wood of the right height and size it will do the job perfectly well even if it doesn't look as elegant.
 
Hey Joy, the other lower "ledge" for your table should be fixed in place just below the level of the seat belted double bench, but Val's just reminded me that if you're making the bed up for just one person (your granddaughter ?) you can make it up as a single, without needing to utilise the table top as the double bench is ample wide enough for one person.

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jockaneezer said:
Hey Joy, the other lower "ledge" for your table should be fixed in place just below the level of the seat belted double bench, but Val's just reminded me that if you're making the bed up for just one person (your granddaughter ?) you can make it up as a single, without needing to utilise the table top as the double bench is ample wide enough for one person.
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