Industrial Bed Frame Build

[Rated ///M]

Hi all,

Ordered a new mattress this weekend and trying to shop for a bed frame was futile. Anything under a grand was rickety and junk press board, and everything nice was over $3000... I have a lot of trouble dropping that kind of dough on a bed frame after spending as much as we did on the mattress.

After a bit of convincing, I got the wife to allow me to build one out of steel and wood for a nice modern industrial look!

This thread will be my build thread as I try and get this finished within the next 7 days... Sorry for the messy Garage BTW!

Here is my workhorse Miller 212:

I ordered 3 24foot 2x2 x 14ga tubes, 1 24ft 1x1x16ga, and one 20ft 1x1x14ga angle iron. Here is some of it after cutting up pieces for tonight

First I built a standard head board frame 22" x 78"

I wanted to have a slight lean back on the head board so I built this piece to incorporate an 8degree lean back.

And here is where I sit so far after about 2 hours tonight. The top portion of the headboard frame is complete. I will have a padded inlay inside this headboard frame when finished.

And of course... and obligatory weld close-up

Stay tuned for nightly updates. Any feedback or critiques are more than welcomed!

 

[nine4gmc]

Nice machine,bet that bed frame comes out great!

 

[metalhead212121]

for a couple days I really liked this design. Now... I still like it. I don't think I'd make it/buy it if I saw it in a store.

 

[Hephaestus29]

Thats cool, I should build myself one, I'm
not sure how the ladies would like it though.

 

[BJ42LX]

I'm in.

 

[srmofo]

Youre missing the D-rings.

 

[catalytic]

Add a large wall decal like this to the left of it:

Doubles as an excellent test of whether a chick who sees it has a cool personality...

 

[southalabama]

Gonna be watching. Liking the looks. Hope your wife likes it. That will score a lot of points.

My bed is metal tubing sold by broyhill for nearly 2k. It was made to look old. There isn't any welding on it that a trade school student couldn't do. The rounding of the metal is another issue.

 

[neonnblack]

NIce, cant wait to see more. I did the same thing a little over a year ago.

 

[56rpm]

Great idea. Now where's this messy garage of which you speak?

 

[Hesketh]

I did this about 15 yeas ago, I used scaffolding for the uprights, it was a nice solid job had to chop it up mind you when I moved as it was too big to get out the room.

oh and I did the welding in the bedroom as I had a flat and no garage at the time.

 

[koditten]

Why did you not 45* the corners? Just seems to me that small detail would bother me.

I am subscribed.

KO

 

[Rated ///M]

Why did you not 45* the corners? Just seems to me that small detail would bother me.

I am subscribed.

KO

They will be enclosed, I was thinking the same thing when building that, however because the lower bar would be open the same without another bar to connect it, I wanted to cap them all identically so it would be uniform.

I know it's more work, but because the wife is going to critique the hell out of this, I need to make sure everything looks the same and is symmetrical.

 

[Nick Danger]

I like it. Are you using this as a model?

http://www.trendir.com/archives/classic-bed-fra.html

 

[Bib Overalls]

Any plans to accessorize it with stirrups and hand grips?

 

[Wanna Ride]

Any plans to accessorize it with stirrups and hand grips?

Be sure to post the "after" and "during" pics also!

 

[Hesketh]

I know it's more work, but because the wife is going to critique the hell out of this, I need to make sure everything looks the same and is symmetrical.

It sounds like I have the same spec of wife as you.

 

[Hot Chop shop]

I'm in!
Anytime I can talk the wife into letting me weld something that is allowed in the house is a big win for me. Currently working on a raised dog dish.

 

[kazlx]

Looks good. Just a suggestion, build it in pieces that bolt/fit together to make it easier to move/get in the house. Most standard bed frames are head board, foot board and two sides.

 

[EOC_Jason]

If this bed is a 'rockin, your welds ****! Hehe...

 

[Rated ///M]

Got the foot board framing done tonight... Now just need to design some cool looking feets!

 

[Rated ///M]

I like it. Are you using this as a model?

http://www.trendir.com/archives/classic-bed-fra.html

And yes... This was the original inspiration... my finished product will be quite different however...

 

[Wanna Ride]

Got the foot board framing done tonight... Now just need to design some cool looking feets!

And mounting points for the handcuffs...

 

[Rated ///M]

And mounting points for the handcuffs...

I was thinking about wrapping the whole thing in leather and adding a bunch of D-rings... Heck while I'm at it I may as well add a full frame over the top and add a *** swing!

 

[alpinewhite]

Paint it red. Then, put a HF 7-drawer side cabinet on each side and make them your nightstands.

 

[Wanna Ride]

I was thinking about wrapping the whole thing in leather and adding a bunch of D-rings... Heck while I'm at it I may as well add a full frame over the top and add a *** swing!

Brownchicken browncow!

 

[metalhead212121]

And mounting points for the handcuffs...

wouldn't expect anything less from a guy whose screen name is "wanna ride."

 

[mtnkrake]

I didnt make a frame but I made a headboard. Came out pretty nice. Now my wife will quit banging her head on the wall.

 

[metalhead212121]

update?

 

[arindom]

Looks good. Just a suggestion, build it in pieces that bolt/fit together to make it easier to move/get in the house. Most standard bed frames are head board, foot board and two sides.

Yes you are right...Most standard bed frames are head board, foot board and two sides....