Bed bolt question

[sailorjack]

Hi all,
Im making a pine double bed, for the bed rail sides im intending using a dry mortice and tenon joint. but intend on using 2 bed bolts either side of the tenon as support and to allow movement. So my questions are....
1. Where can i buy 6" bed bolts (brass pref)?
2. Is there any other way i can make the joint so i can dismantle the bed when we move?
3. What job shall i do when i leave the Navy in 2 1/2 years? (slightly off topic i know, but ive tried the usual , astronaught, train driver etc and nothing gets me going) :wink:

Cheers landlubbers

Jack

 

[jasonB]

The method you are thinking of is probably the strongest, you will have a job finding brass bolts that long you could use brass nuts and studding and axminster do brass bed nuts

There are other fixingsthat don't need a M&T joint but they are only as good as the screws holding them to the timber.

Whats wrong with your hammock anyway

Jason

 

[Steve Maskery]

This is how I do mine:
https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... 4037#84037

Cheap, easy, invisible and very, very strong.

 

[Waka]

What job shall i do when i leave the Navy in 2 1/2 years? (slightly off topic i know, but ive tried the usual , astronaught, train driver etc and nothing gets me going)

That all depends on what you are doijng now.

The bed fixing idea sounds robust.

 

[sailorjack]

Cheers for ideas and direction fellas,
I'll probably look at the brass nuts and studding as it will be easier for me to adapt to me thinks.
Pity i cant buy a king size hammock - but i doubt SWMBO would go for that - shame really - i'd even offer to make the bed in the mornings :lol:
Waka im a Sonar Controller on submarines - so im limited in civie street... unless i can do the voice over for the "bing dip " on the old war films... Mmmm :idea: :lol:
cheers

Jack

 

[gwaithcoed]

Hello sailorjack, Have a look at "single beds" in Projects,Workshop tours and past mistakes, thats how I have done mine.

Alan.

 

[mailee]

Hi Sailorjack, I too use a similar method to Steve but I use long coach bolts recessed into the legs and then cover the hole with a small turned cap which can be prised off if the bed needs dismantling. If it is a large bed I use two bolts per side runner and make a routed plate to cover them. :wink:

 

[kevinr]

re: The Bed. You could use the Bolt+Dowel Nut (aka. Cross Dowel) approach adopted by the likes of Ikea. They use a long bolt through the leg and into the end grain of the frame. The nut is located about 30-50mm into the rail. For the main rails they use a pair of bolts into a double cross dowel for greater strength.

Its not a woodworkers joint but for strength and knockdown ability it seems quite good. I recently modified a loft bed (up 18" and replaced one pair of legs to span a small room!) that was built around these and remain pleased with their strength etc.

re: the Job. Although aimed at late-teens you might get some info from the careers and jobs parts of the connexions website at http://www.connexions-direct.com/. There are other guide on the web too; I saw what may be a good one on the university of kent website today. You should also find a 2" thick book called "Occupations" in Reference at a local library. They often lend the older copies too.