![Queen size MALM - is this the correct positioning for the cross braces or should one set be screwed into the middle hole of the side rail? : r/IKEA Queen size MALM - is this the correct positioning for the cross braces or should one set be screwed into the middle hole of the side rail? : r/IKEA](https://external-preview.redd.it/O5m46AKK3FWNMn8g2bFiw_Ojz5OCeWFAGiP68yQb9pU.jpg?auto=webp&s=a01ea1affff32ec2be135e3638fd803c90eb0f37)
Queen size MALM - is this the correct positioning for the cross braces or should one set be screwed into the middle hole of the side rail? : r/IKEA
![How useful are these diagonal cross braces? I'm built my Malm bed frame with a friend, and after an hour we still couldn't get those tiny screws in. I don't want to drive an hour and a half back to Charlotte to replace my bent x-frames or stripped screws so I' How useful are these diagonal cross braces? I'm built my Malm bed frame with a friend, and after an hour we still couldn't get those tiny screws in. I don't want to drive an hour and a half back to Charlotte to replace my bent x-frames or stripped screws so I'](https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/uGf4DR8STRn_ZSvafQiAeWO5fSb3TzEjbNhD18JVWmc.jpg)
How useful are these diagonal cross braces? I'm built my Malm bed frame with a friend, and after an hour we still couldn't get those tiny screws in. I don't want to drive an hour and a half back to Charlotte to replace my bent x-frames or stripped screws so I'
![Drove 3 hours to a different state to go to IKEA. Finally bought the MALM bed frame and didn't know we needed wooden slats. Our old bed thing ended up fitting perfectly! Drove 3 hours to a different state to go to IKEA. Finally bought the MALM bed frame and didn't know we needed wooden slats. Our old bed thing ended up fitting perfectly!](https://preview.redd.it/drove-3-hours-to-a-different-state-to-go-to-ikea-finally-v0-2kf9tfx0fz3a1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=9c07f3445ee4e786941fed689cd3262dae1202dd)
Drove 3 hours to a different state to go to IKEA. Finally bought the MALM bed frame and didn't know we needed wooden slats. Our old bed thing ended up fitting perfectly!
![The cross brace bars keep bending and the little screws keep coming out. Any tips? Could I use different screws and add nuts to secure them? Can't seem to find new cross The cross brace bars keep bending and the little screws keep coming out. Any tips? Could I use different screws and add nuts to secure them? Can't seem to find new cross](https://i.redd.it/v8bqa5aeie511.jpg)