Nicely done, but isn't that floor a little hard to sleep on?
Nice work, Mr. Mills!Here's my take on the 3 in 1 plans in sawmill white ash and cherry, mineral oil and bees wax finish. Its soild and heavy, I told my daughter and son in law, if a tornado, flip over the crib and get inside
BTW Products America went out of business. Lucky I'm re-using the spring frame from a previous one made. The bolts and threaded inserts can be found on amazon.
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The 3 in 1 plans were used for pretty pictures and a few measurements only. As you can see I didn't follow them or I would still be making the crib. Those instructions are something else...
Very nicely done. Did you make the pieces to convert it into a bed down the road? She can use this all the way through adulthood then turn it back into a crib for her children.
The M6 100mm barrel bolts are a bit of a challenge... My son and I did the barrel bolts/nuts. He drilled the holes and I CA glued little 1/8" dowels to the end of the barrel nut and packed the hole with silicone after the bolt and nut was aligned and tight. Remove the 1/8" dowel before packing the hole with silicone. Allow the silicone to dry before unscrewing the bolt, it worked very well. Also I ground the end of the bolt with a belt sander to a bit of a point, it also helps with the alignment. We used 1/4" and 7/16 bits and my dowel-it jig to drill the holes.
Great idea. I have made a couple of these convertible crib/beds and the barrel bolts were such a PITA.
All my beds in the last 20 years plus have been platform beds. The plans from Wood had that as an option so that is what I did. I would have probably done it even if they didn't have that as an option.