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11-05-2009, 12:50 PM
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| | Bunk Tent bed Name: Phillip City: Lexington State: NC County: Davidson Join Date: Jun 2008  11-05-2009, 12:50 PM
My daughter wants me to build one of these   http://www.simplybunkbeds.com/loft-b...h%20slide#tabs
Any ideas 
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11-05-2009, 09:42 PM
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Name: Trent Mason City: Wrightsville Beach State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 29 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.77 over 180 days | Re: Bunk Tent bed
Originally Posted by PChristy  Thanks guys for the confidence - but how would one attach the end and side rails - I figure that tenons would be the best but I do not have the means to do that - Is there another way that would be a good way for sturdiness that I can do with the little that I do have
Phillip,
I'm not sure what you're working with, but if you have: a tablesaw (and/or) a router with fence and straight bit, a drill (and chisel to square out the mortises)/drill press, you can make mortises and tenons. Heck, I've made tenons with a circular saw. It's not the safest way to go, but it works. You can do it bro.
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11-05-2009, 11:12 PM
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Name: Jeff City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Feb 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by FredP jeff jimmy...... i dont know where the bubbler is but we can settle this like gentlemen..... or wood workers. .gif "Drogar Laugh(DBG)") being as I'm almost dead in the middle of yous 2s we meet here at sunrise. I'll referee! hmmm...... chisels at 40 paces or axes at 50 paces?  I'll supply the first 6'er That's our Fred, always willing to give fellow woodworkers a hand  what no chains saws at 20 paces? | |
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11-05-2009, 11:15 PM
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Name: Jeff City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Feb 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.83 over 180 days | Re: Bunk Tent bed
Originally Posted by PChristy Thanks guys for the confidence - but how would one attach the end and side rails - I figure that tenons would be the best but I do not have the means to do that - Is there another way that would be a good way for sturdiness that I can do with the little that I do have
You can do this Philip, there a whole slue of question answers right here .gif "Drogar BigGrin(DBG)") | |
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11-05-2009, 11:32 PM
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Name: RAS City: Pikeville State: NC County: Wayne Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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COOL
It dont look that hard, go for it.
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11-06-2009, 01:24 AM
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Name: Phillip City: Harrisburg State: NC County: Cabarrus Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 28 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.53 over 180 days | Re: Bunk Tent bed
Phillip...
Look through here here http://www.rockler.com/CategoryView.cfm?Cat_ID=141
Lots of options, not including wood joints.
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11-06-2009, 05:25 AM
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Name: Lee City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Feb 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 3.34 over 180 days | Re: Bunk Tent bed
We have a set of bunk beds, commercially made by an outfit known as This End Up. The bunks came with a prebuilt headboard, a prebuilt footboard and a couple of rails that were all connected with 2 big LAG BOLTS at the ends of each rail. The Headboard is maybe 8 or ten inches taller than the footboard. All the parts are interchangeable so you can use the two (one for each bed) 'tall' headboards for the bottom bed if you are bunking them. The shorter footboards would then go on the top bunk. There is a simple 2 inch pin that keeps the bunks together. I think it's made of southern yellow pine, mostly 2x material. Basically, it looks like a packing crate. It all comes apart with a socket wrench in about 10 minutes, and goes back together just as fast. It may not be the look that you want but if you have an interest, I'm sure I could get you some measurements. It might take a month or so, we have these at a place at the beach. I also have some pictures somewhere. Let me know if I can help.
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11-06-2009, 07:23 AM
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Name: Fred City: franklinton State: nc County: franklin Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Jeff Mills That's our Fred, always willing to give fellow woodworkers a hand what no chains saws at 20 paces?
too much noise at sun-up....  | |
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11-06-2009, 07:53 AM
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Name: Phillip City: Lexington State: NC County: Davidson Join Date: Jun 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.92 over 180 days | Re: Bunk Tent bed
Originally Posted by ptt49er Thanks Phillip - I didn't think about brackets - That might be the way I will go for now Originally Posted by ncleet We have a set of bunk beds, commercially made by an outfit known as This End Up. The bunks came with a prebuilt headboard, a prebuilt footboard and a couple of rails that were all connected with 2 big LAG BOLTS at the ends of each rail. The Headboard is maybe 8 or ten inches taller than the footboard. All the parts are interchangeable so you can use the two (one for each bed) 'tall' headboards for the bottom bed if you are bunking them. The shorter footboards would then go on the top bunk. There is a simple 2 inch pin that keeps the bunks together. I think it's made of southern yellow pine, mostly 2x material. Basically, it looks like a packing crate. It all comes apart with a socket wrench in about 10 minutes, and goes back together just as fast. It may not be the look that you want but if you have an interest, I'm sure I could get you some measurements. It might take a month or so, we have these at a place at the beach. I also have some pictures somewhere. Let me know if I can help.
Lee Thanks Lee, you can shoot me some pics - maybe I can get some ideas from them also
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My Saw Is Making Dust
Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have. You will
treasure it even more when you can share it with someone special. (Arthor unknown)
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11-06-2009, 08:29 AM
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Name: Trog City: Asheboro State: NC County: Randolph Join Date: Sep 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 2.14 over 180 days | Re: Bunk Tent bed
My suggestion is go cheap. Last week I was giving my son piggy back rides, messing with a car seat, and watching Thomas the Tank Engine movies with him. This week he's got two black belts and a learners permit to drive. They grow fast and it won't be long until you'll need to get rid of it for something that fits. | |
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11-06-2009, 08:34 AM
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Name: Phillip City: Lexington State: NC County: Davidson Join Date: Jun 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.92 over 180 days | Re: Bunk Tent bed
Originally Posted by Trog777 My suggestion is go cheap. Last week I was giving my son piggy back rides, messing with a car seat, and watching Thomas the Tank Engine movies with him. This week he's got two black belts and a learners permit to drive. They grow fast and it won't be long until you'll need to get rid of it for something that fits.
yea, that is the way it is with our son - yesterday so small - today 6'3" and 16 years old
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My Saw Is Making Dust
Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have. You will
treasure it even more when you can share it with someone special. (Arthor unknown)
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