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Bed, part 3
Yesterday was kind of failtastic, although I did learn how to use the Kreg Jig and refrain from violence, which all in all was about as much as I could handle.
Today, though! Super productive! Pictures are here, starting with my little lizard buddy that's been hanging out while I work. Also hanging out with me was Milo (not pictured), since I set up a little nest of blanket and pillows for him just inside the screen door, where he hung out on his chromebook so I could keep an eye on him and vice versa. He was pretty chill, which I very much appreciated.
So, I started the day's work on the project around 9:30, and the first thing I did was crank up the Kreg Jig and start drilling holes. That's what's in progress in the second picture, with the board clamped to the two sawhorses and the blue thing on top. What the Kreg Jig does is that it lets you drill holes diagonally, so the screw goes at an angle and so is more secure than screwing straight in, especially when you're drilling into the end of a board, which is really easy to split. I forget if there's 10 or 11 sets of holes per side; the manufacturer suggested securing it every six inches over a span, and that's what I did, in addition to gluing. One of the boards turned out to be bent, but as I discovered this after I'd already drilled all the holes and applied glue, we're just going to cut the slat that goes there a little shorter and move on. If it bothers me long term, I can re-do that side.
The third picture shows the glued and screwed joint, which I think stands a good chance of withstanding the apocalypse, and so it's got 50/50 odds of surviving Milo. It's two 2x4s joined at right angles, and the slats for the bed will rest on the part of the 2x4 that sticks out. This is as opposed to most plans for beds I've seen, where a 2x2 gets screwed onto the side board and that 2x2 and its screws hold all of the weight of slats/boxspring, mattress, and humans. No bueno.
Next you see the Kreg Jig on the leg sandwich, so it can be screwed into the boards on both the long side and the short side. I need to go back to the initial list of materials/costs and add clamps, since I had to send my sister out for some yesterday and then go out myself today and get more... after having already gone to Home Depot to get more glue and screws. It was just as well, since the keyless chuck on my drill wouldn't open, so I took it with me to the store to have someone there open it - it took the girl about thirty seconds, where I hadn't been able to make it budge. Weeeeeak.
Since the screws on the side board aren't meant to ever come out, any more than the glue is, I went ahead and sanded the boards and glued in these little dowel things to fill in the horizontal holes the jig makes over the screws. Not necessary, strictly speaking, but I think it looks nicer, and it limits the amount of corners where creepy crawlies can make their home.
Last picture shows the four main segments of the bed, laying out so the glue dries overnight. Tomorrow another quick sanding and then a stain, and then polyurethane to make it waterproof, then final assembly.
Today, though! Super productive! Pictures are here, starting with my little lizard buddy that's been hanging out while I work. Also hanging out with me was Milo (not pictured), since I set up a little nest of blanket and pillows for him just inside the screen door, where he hung out on his chromebook so I could keep an eye on him and vice versa. He was pretty chill, which I very much appreciated.
So, I started the day's work on the project around 9:30, and the first thing I did was crank up the Kreg Jig and start drilling holes. That's what's in progress in the second picture, with the board clamped to the two sawhorses and the blue thing on top. What the Kreg Jig does is that it lets you drill holes diagonally, so the screw goes at an angle and so is more secure than screwing straight in, especially when you're drilling into the end of a board, which is really easy to split. I forget if there's 10 or 11 sets of holes per side; the manufacturer suggested securing it every six inches over a span, and that's what I did, in addition to gluing. One of the boards turned out to be bent, but as I discovered this after I'd already drilled all the holes and applied glue, we're just going to cut the slat that goes there a little shorter and move on. If it bothers me long term, I can re-do that side.
The third picture shows the glued and screwed joint, which I think stands a good chance of withstanding the apocalypse, and so it's got 50/50 odds of surviving Milo. It's two 2x4s joined at right angles, and the slats for the bed will rest on the part of the 2x4 that sticks out. This is as opposed to most plans for beds I've seen, where a 2x2 gets screwed onto the side board and that 2x2 and its screws hold all of the weight of slats/boxspring, mattress, and humans. No bueno.
Next you see the Kreg Jig on the leg sandwich, so it can be screwed into the boards on both the long side and the short side. I need to go back to the initial list of materials/costs and add clamps, since I had to send my sister out for some yesterday and then go out myself today and get more... after having already gone to Home Depot to get more glue and screws. It was just as well, since the keyless chuck on my drill wouldn't open, so I took it with me to the store to have someone there open it - it took the girl about thirty seconds, where I hadn't been able to make it budge. Weeeeeak.
Since the screws on the side board aren't meant to ever come out, any more than the glue is, I went ahead and sanded the boards and glued in these little dowel things to fill in the horizontal holes the jig makes over the screws. Not necessary, strictly speaking, but I think it looks nicer, and it limits the amount of corners where creepy crawlies can make their home.
Last picture shows the four main segments of the bed, laying out so the glue dries overnight. Tomorrow another quick sanding and then a stain, and then polyurethane to make it waterproof, then final assembly.