Bed Frame Steel Projects

[er3456df]

It's always the same polar opposite views any time this comes up.

No, it's not great stuff. Yes, it is useable.

I find much more success with the TIG than the MIG, and my assumption is that it's due to the travel speed, and therefore the gradient across the HAZ. But that's just armchair science, so who the F knows. Never tried stick welding it.

Everyone saying it's junk is WRONG. Everyone saying it's just as good as angle iron is ALSO WRONG. It's great for non-critical stuff, like parts shelves, welder carts, coffee tables, etc.

DIY dialysis machine? Maybe not....

 

[bmxdad]

.... I find much more success with the TIG than the MIG, and my assumption is that it's due to the travel speed, and therefore the gradient across the HAZ. But that's just armchair science, so who the F knows. Never tried stick welding it.

What is "the HAZ"?

DIY dialysis machine? Maybe not....

Yea ... that would be pushing it ...

 

[jhn9840]

HAZ- heat affected zone. The area surrounding the fused metal that has had it metallurgic properties changed due to the heat of the weld.

jhn9840
John

 

[archirelic]

I'm one of the guys who hasn't had any issues with using bed frames at all. Biggest pain to me in using them is getting rid of the paint. But outside of that...no issues cutting with my Milwaukee portaband saw or angle grinder with cut off wheel...no issues drilling through...and no issues with welding.

I get all mine from a local furniture rental company that will routinely toss out bed frames b/c some aspect of them is considered no longer usable.

Free & always have been easy for me to work with. Then again, maybe it's b/c all the bed frame steel I use, like I said, comes from a furniture rental company and is newer than the frames most people run across.

 

[mghay]

Well since I referenced this thread when deciding on what to use a couple old bed frames for, I figured I'd bring it back up to show what I ended up making...

Drill press stand with storage underneath and behind, incorporating a free machinist box I had. Yeah it's big and the press is tiny (free too) but it should allow me room for a real drill press soon:

 

[PugetDude]

Well since I referenced this thread when deciding on what to use a couple old bed frames for, I figured I'd bring it back up to show what I ended up making...

Drill press stand with storage underneath and behind, incorporating a free machinist box I had. Yeah it's big and the press is tiny (free too) but it should allow me room for a real drill press soon:

Nice work!
Screw the naysayers...

 

[bmxdad]

Wow, nicely done. Bar has been raised.

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[slip knot]

I snag all the bedframe I can find. Its really strong stuff. Just think of all the fat people in this country, ,,having ***. .. Now how often do you see a bent piece of bedframe? ?? Strong stuff, I tell ya.

 

[1wook]

No we don't need to think about that!

I agree it's strong stuff, but I certainly don't want to think about the dynamic load conditions that material endures...

 

[ilovevocs]

mghay, your projects fit and finish are great. Nice work.

 

[Hammer1963]

I think I'll give it a whirl and see what all the huh bub is about. On a side note, I did view a TV program about the Rail Road industry and that much of the used track/rail is used to make the green fence post and paper box post that most all of us have run into. Bed rails were not mentioned in the program but I would not be surprised if they were also manufactured from old RR rail

 

[bmxdad]

Did you 45 the corners, overlay, or trim a leg down. The pieces I have don't have a 90 angle, so it makes it a little hard to get a nice corner.

 

[mghay]

Did you 45 the corners, overlay, or trim a leg down. The pieces I have don't have a 90 angle, so it makes it a little hard to get a nice corner.

Huh, that's weird. All the bed frames I have seen have 90's, just like angle...

All the steel in that is stripped down bed frame including the corners. The main rails were 1.5x1.5 I think, and 1.25x1.25 for the support stringers.

No pic of construction, but here's one without the top:

 

[upndown]

I used rectangular tube from a bed frame for part of my Jeep TJ tailgate tray.
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Here's how it turned out.
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I like that! Might have to steal that idea for my camping rig.

 

[bmxdad]

Huh, that's weird. All the bed frames I have seen have 90's, just like angle...





All the steel in that is stripped down bed frame including the corners. The main rails were 1.5x1.5 I think, and 1.25x1.25 for the support stringers.





No pic of construction, but here's one without the top:

They're close, but the 90 is closer to 100. I'll put a picture up tonight.

 

[bmxdad]

This shows how it is open ... just one set, but heavy gauge.

 

[Leoruiz]

That's absolute **** steel. Pony up and buy some cheapo hot roll and let that **** go tp the dump with the rest of the Chinese **** and kitty litter.Don't be ridiculous.

 

[code4pay]

Seems I have found the metal workers equivalent to using pallet wood for wood workers

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[bmxdad]

That's absolute **** steel. Pony up and buy some cheapo hot roll and let that **** go tp the dump with the rest of the Chinese **** and kitty litter.Don't be ridiculous.

Yep, but it's free **** steel and works fine for the little odds and ends projects I'm practicing on. I get the good stuff for the real projects ... like my OB test stand.

Besides ... that drill press stand a few posts up looks pretty nice to me.

 

[Jeff Ivers]

Well since I referenced this thread when deciding on what to use a couple old bed frames for, I figured I'd bring it back up to show what I ended up making...

Drill press stand with storage underneath and behind, incorporating a free machinist box I had. Yeah it's big and the press is tiny (free too) but it should allow me room for a real drill press soon:

Nice job on the stand!