I'm trying to put together a pair of nightstands I ordered. I've done this sort of thing before, but this time, the very first step has me stumped. It's for attaching the rails to the inside of the nightstand, to support the drawer. There's no written directions, just diagrams.
There's this small plastic piece that's crenelated, with little teeth running down one side. The picture (see here) shows you hammering the end of this piece into the middle of the rail, and there are arrows pointing in all directions, as if maybe you're supposed to slide the piece back and forth. Why, I can't figure out. The rail has little dividers every inch or two, so you can't really slide the thing very far. The weird thing is, there's only one of these toothed pieces and two rails, so it's not a permanent fixture. The next diagram shows the rail without this piece attached, so I'm guessing it's something you do to both rails, before screwing them to the inside of the nightstand. (See the actual pieces here.)
I am really stumped. If I didn't know better, I would say it's a lucky charm you're supposed to rub the rails with, so they won't fall apart. Since that makes NO SENSE, I haven't a clue! I could skip this step and proceed with the assembly, but I hate to, in case hammering this toothed bar of plastic into the rail and then removing it does something important. I'm not even sure what good hammering it will do, since there's no specific spot for it to be inserted into.
Any ideas? (And mods, if there's a better place for this kind of question, please feel free to move the thread!)
There's this small plastic piece that's crenelated, with little teeth running down one side. The picture (see here) shows you hammering the end of this piece into the middle of the rail, and there are arrows pointing in all directions, as if maybe you're supposed to slide the piece back and forth. Why, I can't figure out. The rail has little dividers every inch or two, so you can't really slide the thing very far. The weird thing is, there's only one of these toothed pieces and two rails, so it's not a permanent fixture. The next diagram shows the rail without this piece attached, so I'm guessing it's something you do to both rails, before screwing them to the inside of the nightstand. (See the actual pieces here.)
I am really stumped. If I didn't know better, I would say it's a lucky charm you're supposed to rub the rails with, so they won't fall apart. Since that makes NO SENSE, I haven't a clue! I could skip this step and proceed with the assembly, but I hate to, in case hammering this toothed bar of plastic into the rail and then removing it does something important. I'm not even sure what good hammering it will do, since there's no specific spot for it to be inserted into.
Any ideas? (And mods, if there's a better place for this kind of question, please feel free to move the thread!)