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I'd put the 1 x 4 along the bottom finishing flush with the back of the unit then screw or tack a shear panel across the back of that 5mm plain MDF or hardboard would do the job.
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That length/dimension of MDF will be fine in tension but even 18mm will flex/warp like a bastard under compression. Pine would be better but furniture paneling would work too and better prevent racking IMO. After all, it's how a lot of large/cheap wardrobes are braced with a million tacks around the perimeter.
edit: what @Bobbo said
Bobbo
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I picked up this bed frame off ebay
and it's a bit wobbly, to say the least.
I was thinking of bracing it along the back, at the bottom - I have enough 18mm MDF spare to make a 4 inch brace, but would 1x4 planed pine be better / stiffer?
Or would it be more sensible to stick a sheet of laminated MDF (£19 for a sheet of 15mm furniture panelling from Wickes) along the entire back.
I was thinking of attaching them with screws & dowels.
Does that sound sensible?
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