Bed for my daughter (with pic)

[cajun welder]

I decided to make a full size bed instead of buying one. Nothing fancy just a simple design, and a fun project. She's excited because now she gets her own room. So far I have $170.00 in materials and nine hours of labor. Still need to sand, prime and paint. All material is 14ga,

[tigmusky]

Very cool all welded? or foot and head board bolted. the feet did you make them?
Nice job

Daye

[cajun welder]

Thanks tigmusky, and yes they're bolted. I'll take better pics when I get it all painted. The feet and the tops come from kings metals.

[bp626indamix]

nice. how much does it weigh?

[Skeluhtor]

Originally Posted by bp626indamix

nice. how much does it weigh?

The bed or the daughter? thats a heavy duty bed!

[castweld]

Nice. I would bet its much better/stronger than anything at a furnature store.
Peter

[ed mac]

great work

[Reebs]

Very nice

[goinssr]

Great looking bed and a really good idea. That's something that your daughter can cherish for many years to come, and maybe her daughter also.

[NVW]

Originally Posted by goinssr

Great looking bed and a really good idea. That's something that your daughter can cherish for many years to come, and maybe her daughter also.

Those were my thoughts as well.

[millerfab]

Very nice design. I might have gone with slotted side rails (into the head and foot boards) for ease of dismantling and moving. Looking forward to seeing how it looks painted and in place.

[ed mac]

ok i wasnt going to say it but i have to
change the title it just dont sound wright

[kenklingerman]

That will last Forever cool Idea

[gordsgarage]

Nice work, I'm a big fan of the clean design.

Gord

[cajun welder]

Thanks guys, for the compliments. I don't know how much it weighs, but I can figure it out later. My wife just came across another design she likes, and wants me to sell this one and build another one. We'll see!

[WeldingMachine]

Nice work!

[ItsAdam1]

nice looking bed, any plans for matching end tables or anything else?

[oxygen454]

Nice design! Tell her not to jump on her bed, those post toppers could be nasty to fall onto. But I really like the design! Needs a night/end table to match!

What are you using for paint? Clear or color? I like the metal look. I would use thinner to clean it then clear coat. Or shine it up with a sanding pad on a grinder and clear coat.

Edit: I see your priming... so no clear coat lol

Good job.

[cajun welder]

Originally Posted by bp626indamix

nice. how much does it weigh?

According to my book, it weighs roughly 145 pounds.

Oxygen454, she's 17, so I hope she's passed that stage, but its my nieces and nephews I'll have to watch. My wife is going to paint it black. She went to Lowe's and came back with rust-oleum hammered finish, never used that finish before, any thoughts about it.

ItsAdam1, no end tables but she thinking of a lamp stand or something that might clamp to the bed.

[Broccoli1]

I like the Hammered finish paints- very forgiving in the application

[Showdog75]

Originally Posted by Broccoli1

I like the Hammered finish paints- very forgiving in the application

Agree

[nmwelder]

Very nice man. Good to see some metal furniture.

[oxygen454]

I have never personally used hammer finish but I have seen pics of the paint being used and looks great.

You will have to post some finished product pics

[Swamp rat]

Very nice Bed - lot better than commercial optoins and then bragging Rights to go with it.

[dcc432]

Smart if you had somewhere to display you could probably sell them easy. So my sell pitch would be last bed you will ever buy. Nice work I would try to use a little less gauge maybe lighting up the load because that my be a problem with people moving it in the house in the room.