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Sept 11, 2008 19:05:53 GMT
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Well, i managed to score a load of nice wood from my work! its structural grade TR26 roof truss grade that was used as the top and bottom chord of some metal web joists that we were testing at work It is all fairly rough cut, so i started by using my electric plane and planing .5 mm of all four sides. i have also designed the bed in autocad, and will post some pics up tomorrow. I have now started to make the first end of the bed. I am using mortice and tennon joists.    that is the start, I expect it to take about a month on and off to make it! Lewis |
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Sept 13, 2008 11:06:59 GMT
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Nice. I'm gonna build a bed for me and the missus one day.
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Sept 13, 2008 18:08:52 GMT
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 Ive been doing more today (pics at some point) and i have come over all Norm! |
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Last Edit: Sept 13, 2008 18:09:34 GMT by lewist123
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Sept 13, 2008 19:49:41 GMT
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Ive been doing more today (pics at some point) and I have come over all Norm! PERV , I BET THAT MADE A MESS. !!!! |
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Sept 14, 2008 8:20:07 GMT
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Always remember the first rule of shop safety, which is to wear these - Safety Glasses!
*GUARDS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR DEMONSTRATIVE PURPOSES*
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Sept 14, 2008 10:32:40 GMT
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here is my cad drawing of basically what i want it to be like  the lower rectangle in the bottom bit is the base for a seat/sofa, and the higher bit with the curve in it is a small desk. The parts i am making first are two uprights for one end. here is a more simple view with less stuff.  and some details of the joints. I am going to make the two ends and glue them together etc, but leave the long rails that support the matress loose so that the bed can be moved! Flatpack style!!  btw i am watching New Yankee Workshop right now. It gets me slightly hard  |
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Sept 14, 2008 19:02:10 GMT
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Well a bit more stuff to show. This is the jig i use to cut the mortices  and the router  a tennon  inserting  needs some fettling but works ok  here is a mockup of one of the ends  here are the pockets for the long runners that support the matress  here is how the runners will fit, with some long bolts to hold it in place  quite tall!!!  so, this end needs to be glued up and finished, and the other end made, then we can get on to make the matress support. |
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Sept 16, 2008 22:09:46 GMT
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make sure you can dismantle it and rebuild it inside as I doubt that will fit through the door  |
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Sept 17, 2008 2:25:42 GMT
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Nice! A loft bed  |
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1972 RA21 Celica - Stalled
1980 Nishiki International - Commuting
"The 2cv's looks at least have certain quirky charm - sort of like an old VW bug with tuberculosis."
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Nov 23, 2008 19:54:15 GMT
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Well just an update.
I finished making this end then tried to get it upstairs to makre sure it would fit....
FAIL!
I then just so happened I spotted a metal study bed on freecycle in good nick, so a nabbed that instead!
So the bed plans are cancelled. Never mind, i still enjoyed messing about with wood.
I will use the remainder of the wood to build a car port.
Request will be going into the coucil an a week or so, so will start knocking that up soon!
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Nov 24, 2008 21:55:32 GMT
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Excellent conclusion! ;D
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 ;D I made a big fugging bed all angular and stuff, made out of a lot of Melamine shelving and chip board and like permanently shaped/glued/installed in my old room at my mums when I lived there briefly. And now she wants a nice neutral guest room i'm gonna have to chop it up  ;D Pics and thread coming soon. |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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Nov 25, 2008 18:22:42 GMT
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bed/car port, you know, pritty close |
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HAHAHAHA!
10/10 for effort
0/10 for result
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@ CRX_IN_SCOTLAND
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;D
;D Pics and thread coming soon.
