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Custom Bed Frame
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:01 am
by Jake Matthew
My son wanted a custom steel bed frame. This is what I came up with. Drew some gussets and feet up on AutoCAD and had them laser cut. I just hand sanded the mill scale to different shades to give it some texture, and then shot a few coats of acrylic clear coat on it. Still needs a little wet sanding but he really likes it.
Re: Custom Bed Frame
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 6:57 am
by motox
hope he has a big bedroom door.lol
nice job!
craig
Re: Custom Bed Frame
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:06 am
by Jake Matthew
motox wrote:hope he has a big bedroom door.lol
nice job!
craig
Thanks, and yeah I made the side rails a bolt on application, lol.
Re: Custom Bed Frame
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:41 am
by exnailpounder
NIce!! I would assume that it is made with lighter ga. material? Post some pics of it done please.
Re: Custom Bed Frame
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:45 am
by motox
jeff
we seem to be gathering in the furniture aisle
craig
Re: Custom Bed Frame
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:22 am
by Jake Matthew
exnailpounder wrote:NIce!! I would assume that it is made with lighter ga. material? Post some pics of it done please.
I used 2x2 16g tubing, and had the gussets feet and tabs cut out of 1/4" plate. It's definitely a sturdy bed.
Re: Custom Bed Frame
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 2:55 pm
by Wolfgang
Very contemporary and very nicely done!
He'll never need another bed. It'll last a lifetime and then some!
Re: Custom Bed Frame
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 4:25 pm
by xwrench
I used to joke that my former boss could tear up an anvil with a nail file but this looks like it would even hold up to his abuse. Great work!
Cheers
-Eldon
Re: Custom Bed Frame
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:43 pm
by exnailpounder
motox wrote:jeff
we seem to be gathering in the furniture aisle
craig
Yeah but I love the projects that guys post, gives me lots of ideas. Hopefully I can get away from repairs and into the creative end of welding.
Re: Custom Bed Frame
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:43 pm
by Otto Nobedder
To quote a line from the movie, "The Quiet Man,"
"A man'd have to be a sprinter to catch his wife in a bed like that..."
I realize this isn't a "marriage bed", but it could be...
Steve S
Re: Custom Bed Frame
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 3:56 pm
by exnailpounder
Heck, that bed is awesome but I would KILL to have a welding table like that! I would kill to have the room for a welding table like that!
Re: Custom Bed Frame
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:21 pm
by motox
more room means more tools means less room
this is my quandry
craig
Re: Custom Bed Frame
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:15 pm
by Jake Matthew
You're definitely correct on more room means more tools. I do a lot of custom sheet metal work and have really had my eye on this power hammer.
Re: Custom Bed Frame
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:43 pm
by GreinTime
It's not the MH19 or whatever the big beefy new Baileigh is it?
Re: Custom Bed Frame
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:53 pm
by Jake Matthew
GreinTime wrote:It's not the MH19 or whatever the big beefy new Baileigh is it?
That's one of them, but it's too far above my price range. I would love to demo one though. I actually found an old Yoder style hammer. Guy says it works great and he has a bunch of dies to go with. I need to take a road trip to check it out.