I picked up a Gold Crown IV this week and its in pretty good shape besides missing the 4 angle brackets for the aprons and one cross-threaded t-nut and hex bolt on the stretcher, between the two leg supports. Searches on Google and AZ provided alot of stuff not related to the Gold Crown IV terms used in the manual.
Since it was cross-threaded, it was quite difficult to remove, and the small strip of wood the t-nut was set into was cracked. So I was going to cut a new piece of wood, install two new t-nuts and bolts and be good to go.
But while looking at the stretcher and noticing only 4 bolts hold it together with t-nuts, does it provide any structural support for the slate frame? It "looks" to be cosmetic, but I just didn't know.
Since it was cross-threaded, it was quite difficult to remove, and the small strip of wood the t-nut was set into was cracked. So I was going to cut a new piece of wood, install two new t-nuts and bolts and be good to go.
But while looking at the stretcher and noticing only 4 bolts hold it together with t-nuts, does it provide any structural support for the slate frame? It "looks" to be cosmetic, but I just didn't know.