It is time i finally get a bed frame, my wife and i both like this one. It looks like something i can build myself.
I would love to try building this with as few nails/screws as possible. It is for a King Sized bed.
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That's the two killer 3000 model. It's pocket screws holding together a box. The plywood across the back of each box gives it stiffness.
I would strongly suggest throwing some 2x4's under it, and a few inches back. Just to get that bottom edge above toe height. Anything you're likely to walk right up to should have toe clearance. Especially if you might do that in the dark, like a bed.
I never thought about the toe killer potential of floor-flush furniture.
But won't a 2x4 place it at an awkward height where it's tall enough to accumulate heaps of dust, but not tall enough to easily clean underneath? I have a sofa like that, and hate cleaning under it
On it's side a 2x4 is 3.5", and my robovac is 3.25 inches tall.
A 2x4 just involves the least cutting to make the part. One flush with the inside edge, one 4 inches back from the outside edge.
Otherwise a 5" tall band of 3/4" plywood can be strong enough foot, and allow almost all Roomba's to fit under it. Use three ribs to support it from inside to outside edge, save cuts by making the inside portion from the backing sheet of the boxes.
Once you raise it up, get 2 6 foot strands of LEDs with a motion sensor trigger and stick the LEDs facing the floor on either side and the sensor facing outwards. No you have an automated nightlight that won't wake you partner. Trust me it's amazing.
Yeah, but I went with the ghetto version and threw a a toilet bowl light under each side of the bed.
I bought a cheap articulated bedframe that came with "running lights" underneath, similar to this. At first I was skeptical. In practice, having a nightlight that illuminates just the bed's edge is unobtrusive and (surprisingly) exactly where you want light to avoid bashing toes and shins in the dark. Also, it only amounts to something like eight decent wattage warm LEDs; it's not even a whole strip. It doesn't take much.
yeah I like the look of the full length being lit up. Makes me feel like I'm doing something right with my life
Any more info on this? A quick web search just returns cars
I think it was a joke that got typo'd. "Toe-Killer 3000"
Yeah, it drives me nuts how many of my typos happen to be words, so autocorrect never helps.
Oh. Heh. Bummer, I've actually been hunting for a really similar bed frame for ages.
Three Ikea Kallax and you're golden xD
I dunno. I trust MDF/particle board in compression, but not in suspension or tension. The horizontal bits may not be strong enough, and the backer would really need to be plywood to handle racking forces... which then relies on fasteners into more MDF. It also depends on the weight and (ahem) mileage the bed is going to see.
Kallax is not even mdf 😂 its build like a hollow core door, with carton inside. That said, jump on one in the store, they are surprisingly sturdy
https://thinklightweight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Hollow-Core-Wood-Products-Think-Lightweight-Foam-Light-Wood-Products-Office-Furniture-Manufacturer-Trade-Show-Booth-Setup-Furniture-Sliding-Door-Workplace-scaled.jpg
I totally get it, but the moment OP decides to get adventurous by attempting to solve the three-body problem on bed made with that, they might get more adventure than they bargained for. Plus, people flop onto and jump on beds all the time, to say nothing of kids. Lastly, some people are just big, making for a situation that can exceed 500 lbs of dead weight (if you're not alone) that isn't evenly distributed. Personally, I wouldn't want the constant distraction of a potential structural failure (however remote) and would overbuild with solid materials just to be safe.