Directions for making a bed
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Assemble Bed Frame.
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- Cut 2 side rails, 6’ long, 2x6 wood
- Cut 2 38” long rails, 2x6 to be used as the
head and foot boards
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- Lay out the bed, putting the short pieces on the
outside, the 6’ pieces on the inside.
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- Use 4 angle irons to attach the pieces. Use
the angle irons to mark the holes on the wood where
you will drill.
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- Drill the holes to accommodate the angle irons
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- Use ¼” carriage 2 inch-long bolts with
lock washers and nuts to attach the angle irons to
the bed frame pieces. From the outside of the
frame, use a hammer to push the bolts through the
wood frame and angle iron. On the inside of the
frame, add on a washer and screw on nut using a
ratchet wrench to tighten frame together. You
now have a frame.
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Assemble the Caster Boards
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- Cut 2, 38” long 2x6 pieces to use for
attaching the casters.
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- Position Caster edges 4” from the edges of
the 38” boards and mark holes for
drilling. Drill the holes in the caster boards.
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- Attach the casters to the caster boards.
Use ¼” Hex bolt 2” long with
¼” washers, ¼” lock washers,
and ¼” nuts to attach casters to the
boards.
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- Measure 11” from ends of main bed frame
where you will attach casters boards to the
frame. Use ¼” lag bolts (3”
long) and attach the caster boards to the frame.
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Handles and Handle Braces
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- Cut 4, 4’ long, 2x4 pieces to be used as
the handle braces.
- Measure 1 ½” in from the edge of one
side of each 2x4.
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- Using a 1 5/8” Paddle Drill Bit, cut holes
into one end of each of the four 2x4’s.
File down the rough edges
of the holes
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- With the bed frame upside down, mark the location
of the handle brace by placing it centered against
the caster board
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- Holding the 2x4 in place on the bed frame, drill
the holes for the fasteners
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- Attach the braces with 4 carriage bolts, 2 on
each side. Be
sure the carriage bolt head is on the outside of the
bed frame. Use a hammer to push the bolt
through the drill holes.
- Fasten with a washer, lock washer and nut from
the inside of the frame.
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- Cut 2 4’ long 1 ½” dowels
that can be slid through the holes
in the handle braces.
- Screw the dowels into place in the handle braces
with 1 1/2'” sheet rock screws.
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Bed floor
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- Use one 4x8 sheet of OSB, ½”
thick.
- Cut it 38” wide by 75” long.
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- Cut the corners out to fit the handle braces,
71/2” x 3: in each corner.
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- Attach the bed floor to the bed frame with 1
½” sheet rock screws.
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Completed Bed
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- Test your bed to make sure that it rolls
smoothly. The handle braces can be removed to
make storage easy.
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- Be sure to add the mattress and decorate the bed
and the team with costumes to be sure to get the best
chances of winning
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