Been racking my tiny brain for a while over this.
I want to make a rectangular, plywood, double bed headboard.This with
two top hinged upholstered panels, each of which pulls out
independently at the bottom to form an angled back rest for either
party.

Working out how to set and lock the angle without (or even with)
mechanical gubbins protruding and breaking up the comfy simplicity is
beyond me.

I've almost decided just to manually whack a pillow in behind the
bottom of the backrest to set the angle but was looking for something
a little more mechanical. Any suggestions?
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack

On 22/07/2014 14:59, wrote:
Been racking my tiny brain for a while over this.
I want to make a rectangular, plywood, double bed headboard.This with
two top hinged upholstered panels, each of which pulls out
independently at the bottom to form an angled back rest for either
party.

Working out how to set and lock the angle without (or even with)
mechanical gubbins protruding and breaking up the comfy simplicity is
beyond me.

I've almost decided just to manually whack a pillow in behind the
bottom of the backrest to set the angle but was looking for something
a little more mechanical. Any suggestions?
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack


It's a great idea. I guess the top of each board needs a roller at each
side running in a vertical guide. Height could be controlled by a
concealed cord. I reckon there is a commercial opportunity there for a
neat domestic version of the standard hospital arrangement.

On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 15:29:07 +0100, newshound
wrote:

On 22/07/2014 14:59, wrote:
Been racking my tiny brain for a while over this.
I want to make a rectangular, plywood, double bed headboard.This with
two top hinged upholstered panels, each of which pulls out
independently at the bottom to form an angled back rest for either
party.

Working out how to set and lock the angle without (or even with)
mechanical gubbins protruding and breaking up the comfy simplicity is
beyond me.

I've almost decided just to manually whack a pillow in behind the
bottom of the backrest to set the angle but was looking for something
a little more mechanical. Any suggestions?
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack


It's a great idea. I guess the top of each board needs a roller at each
side running in a vertical guide. Height could be controlled by a
concealed cord. I reckon there is a commercial opportunity there for a
neat domestic version of the standard hospital arrangement.

Thanks for the encouragement! :-)

If the rollers were on the end of an arm and the other end of the arm
was a fixed pivot point, then when the arm was at right angles to the
board the board would be quite firmly positioned. But when the angle
of the arm was more acute, there might be a lot of disconcerting
springiness.
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack

In message ,
newshound writes
On 22/07/2014 14:59, wrote:
Been racking my tiny brain for a while over this.
I want to make a rectangular, plywood, double bed headboard.This with
two top hinged upholstered panels, each of which pulls out
independently at the bottom to form an angled back rest for either
party.

Working out how to set and lock the angle without (or even with)
mechanical gubbins protruding and breaking up the comfy simplicity is
beyond me.

I've almost decided just to manually whack a pillow in behind the
bottom of the backrest to set the angle but was looking for something
a little more mechanical. Any suggestions?
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack


It's a great idea. I guess the top of each board needs a roller at each
side running in a vertical guide. Height could be controlled by a
concealed cord. I reckon there is a commercial opportunity there for a
neat domestic version of the standard hospital arrangement.

Gas struts?

My wife uses a triangular pillow which lives on the floor when she is
not reading.

--
Tim Lamb

wrote:
Been racking my tiny brain for a while over this.
I want to make a rectangular, plywood, double bed headboard.This with
two top hinged upholstered panels, each of which pulls out
independently at the bottom to form an angled back rest for either
party.

Working out how to set and lock the angle without (or even with)
mechanical gubbins protruding and breaking up the comfy simplicity is
beyond me.

I've almost decided just to manually whack a pillow in behind the
bottom of the backrest to set the angle but was looking for something
a little more mechanical. Any suggestions?

If there's enough room you could put the bed a few inches from the wall
and tilt (half of) the headboard backwards. That should be much easier,
mechanically.

--
Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England

On 7/22/2014 11:40 AM, wrote:

If the rollers were on the end of an arm and the other end of the arm
was a fixed pivot point, then when the arm was at right angles to the
board the board would be quite firmly positioned. But when the angle
of the arm was more acute, there might be a lot of disconcerting
springiness.

Dowels on the board, at each side.
A long channel in the supporting frame, into which the dowels fit.
J-shaped 'jogs' in the channel, to hold the headboard at any of three or
four different heights/angles.
You'd lift the board up and out to adjust it; should be quite steady
when in place.

On 7/22/2014 11:56 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
On 7/22/2014 11:40 AM, wrote:

If the rollers were on the end of an arm and the other end of the arm
was a fixed pivot point, then when the arm was at right angles to the
board the board would be quite firmly positioned. But when the angle
of the arm was more acute, there might be a lot of disconcerting
springiness.

Dowels on the board, at each side.
A long channel in the supporting frame, into which the dowels fit.
J-shaped 'jogs' in the channel, to hold the headboard at any of three or
four different heights/angles.

Should have said _upside-down_ j-shapes.

You'd lift the board up and out to adjust it; should be quite steady
when in place.

Tim Lamb wrote:

My wife uses a triangular pillow which lives on the floor when she is
not reading.

It seems obligatory that any makeover programme has to leave a
bed piled high with cushions of assorted sizes, however small the
room. Where do they go at night?

Chris
--
Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Plant amazing Acers.

On 22/07/14 17:22, Chris J Dixon wrote:
Tim Lamb wrote:

My wife uses a triangular pillow which lives on the floor when she is
not reading.

It seems obligatory that any makeover programme has to leave a
bed piled high with cushions of assorted sizes, however small the
room. Where do they go at night?

since they all give me asthma they are flung as far away as possible.

Like bad pennies, they always return

Chris



--
Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for the
rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge. €“ Erwin Knoll

scribbled...


Been racking my tiny brain for a while over this.
I want to make a rectangular, plywood, double bed headboard.This with
two top hinged upholstered panels, each of which pulls out
independently at the bottom to form an angled back rest for either
party.

Working out how to set and lock the angle without (or even with)
mechanical gubbins protruding and breaking up the comfy simplicity is
beyond me.

I've almost decided just to manually whack a pillow in behind the
bottom of the backrest to set the angle but was looking for something
a little more mechanical. Any suggestions?


One of them cases where it would probably pay to buy one.

http://www.welcomemobility.co.uk/Dep...ed-Wedges-and-
Backrests.aspx

wrote:
Been racking my tiny brain for a while over this.
I want to make a rectangular, plywood, double bed headboard.This with
two top hinged upholstered panels, each of which pulls out
independently at the bottom to form an angled back rest for either
party.

Working out how to set and lock the angle without (or even with)
mechanical gubbins protruding and breaking up the comfy simplicity is
beyond me.

I've almost decided just to manually whack a pillow in behind the
bottom of the backrest to set the angle but was looking for something
a little more mechanical. Any suggestions?
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack

Something based on a traditional deck chair type mechanism perhaps?

On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:56:38 -0400, S Viemeister
wrote:

On 7/22/2014 11:40 AM, wrote:

If the rollers were on the end of an arm and the other end of the arm
was a fixed pivot point, then when the arm was at right angles to the
board the board would be quite firmly positioned. But when the angle
of the arm was more acute, there might be a lot of disconcerting
springiness.

Dowels on the board, at each side.
A long channel in the supporting frame, into which the dowels fit.
J-shaped 'jogs' in the channel, to hold the headboard at any of three or
four different heights/angles.
You'd lift the board up and out to adjust it; should be quite steady
when in place.

Sounds great!
I'm struggling to clearly envisage it but when I do, I'm sure it will
be very close to what I'm looking for.
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack

On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:42:48 +0100, Tim Lamb
wrote:

In message ,
newshound writes
On 22/07/2014 14:59, wrote:
Been racking my tiny brain for a while over this.
I want to make a rectangular, plywood, double bed headboard.This with
two top hinged upholstered panels, each of which pulls out
independently at the bottom to form an angled back rest for either
party.

Working out how to set and lock the angle without (or even with)
mechanical gubbins protruding and breaking up the comfy simplicity is
beyond me.

I've almost decided just to manually whack a pillow in behind the
bottom of the backrest to set the angle but was looking for something
a little more mechanical. Any suggestions?
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack


It's a great idea. I guess the top of each board needs a roller at each
side running in a vertical guide. Height could be controlled by a
concealed cord. I reckon there is a commercial opportunity there for a
neat domestic version of the standard hospital arrangement.

Gas struts?

We won't be short of raw material with our "healthy" diet.

My wife uses a triangular pillow which lives on the floor when she is
not reading.

That's got an appealing simplicity to it, though I need to consider
later geriatric stumblings. Not that much later, judging by my current
nimbleness quotient.
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack

On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:22:39 +0100, Chris J Dixon
wrote:

Tim Lamb wrote:

My wife uses a triangular pillow which lives on the floor when she is
not reading.

It seems obligatory that any makeover programme has to leave a
bed piled high with cushions of assorted sizes, however small the
room. Where do they go at night?

Chris

Down with the dandruff and cat fluff I guess.
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack

On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:53:30 +0100, Mike Barnes
wrote:

wrote:
Been racking my tiny brain for a while over this.
I want to make a rectangular, plywood, double bed headboard.This with
two top hinged upholstered panels, each of which pulls out
independently at the bottom to form an angled back rest for either
party.

Working out how to set and lock the angle without (or even with)
mechanical gubbins protruding and breaking up the comfy simplicity is
beyond me.

I've almost decided just to manually whack a pillow in behind the
bottom of the backrest to set the angle but was looking for something
a little more mechanical. Any suggestions?

If there's enough room you could put the bed a few inches from the wall
and tilt (half of) the headboard backwards. That should be much easier,
mechanically.

Yes that's a sturdy sounding option.

Referring back to the thread concerning the dampness of the stone
windbreak I live in, it's going to be a heavily curtained four poster,
built on the basis that we won't be able to seasonally hightail it to
southern Spain or Portugal indefinitely. So all variations and other
activities will need to take place well within the heavy curtain
screening.
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack

On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:37:13 +0100, Jabba wrote:

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Been racking my tiny brain for a while over this.
I want to make a rectangular, plywood, double bed headboard.This with
two top hinged upholstered panels, each of which pulls out
independently at the bottom to form an angled back rest for either
party.

Working out how to set and lock the angle without (or even with)
mechanical gubbins protruding and breaking up the comfy simplicity is
beyond me.

I've almost decided just to manually whack a pillow in behind the
bottom of the backrest to set the angle but was looking for something
a little more mechanical. Any suggestions?


One of them cases where it would probably pay to buy one.

http://www.welcomemobility.co.uk/Dep...ed-Wedges-and-
Backrests.aspx

My current psychological disposition means that I need to spend all my
dosh on wine and sun seeking. Anyway, my wife gets a buzz out of
locating the tool I've been looking for hours, to do a 5 minute job.
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack

On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:45:55 +0100, Bob Minchin
wrote:

wrote:
Been racking my tiny brain for a while over this.
I want to make a rectangular, plywood, double bed headboard.This with
two top hinged upholstered panels, each of which pulls out
independently at the bottom to form an angled back rest for either
party.

Working out how to set and lock the angle without (or even with)
mechanical gubbins protruding and breaking up the comfy simplicity is
beyond me.

I've almost decided just to manually whack a pillow in behind the
bottom of the backrest to set the angle but was looking for something
a little more mechanical. Any suggestions?
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack

Something based on a traditional deck chair type mechanism perhaps?

That's a lot like my hazy perception of what S Viemeister wrote and
it seems like a solution.
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack

On 22/07/14 17:22, Chris J Dixon wrote:
Tim Lamb wrote:

My wife uses a triangular pillow which lives on the floor when she is
not reading.

It seems obligatory that any makeover programme has to leave a
bed piled high with cushions of assorted sizes, however small the
room. Where do they go at night?

As part of my job I occasionally end staying in some posh hotel rooms.

8 pillows on a bed. Crazy.

--
Adrian C

scribbled...



My current psychological disposition means that I need to spend all my
dosh on wine and sun seeking. Anyway, my wife gets a buzz out of
locating the tool I've been looking for hours, to do a 5 minute job.


Okay, so that's your sex life sorted...

On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:51:23 +0100, Jabba wrote:

scribbled...



My current psychological disposition means that I need to spend all my
dosh on wine and sun seeking. Anyway, my wife gets a buzz out of
locating the tool I've been looking for hours, to do a 5 minute job.


Okay, so that's your sex life sorted...

There but for chemistry.
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack

"Chris J Dixon" wrote in message
...
Tim Lamb wrote:

My wife uses a triangular pillow which lives on the floor when she is
not reading.

It seems obligatory that any makeover programme has to leave a
bed piled high with cushions of assorted sizes, however small the
room. Where do they go at night?

The makeover programmes only have one bed and 8 pillows. The bed and the
pillows are moved about between the finished bedroom shots.



--
Adam

On 22/07/2014 18:04, wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:56:38 -0400, S Viemeister
wrote:

On 7/22/2014 11:40 AM, wrote:

If the rollers were on the end of an arm and the other end of the arm
was a fixed pivot point, then when the arm was at right angles to the
board the board would be quite firmly positioned. But when the angle
of the arm was more acute, there might be a lot of disconcerting
springiness.

Dowels on the board, at each side.
A long channel in the supporting frame, into which the dowels fit.
J-shaped 'jogs' in the channel, to hold the headboard at any of three or
four different heights/angles.
You'd lift the board up and out to adjust it; should be quite steady
when in place.

Sounds great!
I'm struggling to clearly envisage it but when I do, I'm sure it will
be very close to what I'm looking for.
--

Regards,

Mike Halmarack

Actually while I think you want a "hook" or "jog" for the top one, for
the lower one you just need simple slots for the dowels because the
leaning headboard will hold the dowel in at the back

The star represents the vertical profile and the O is a dowel


****
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*
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*
* O
****
*
*

On 22/07/2014 17:37, Jabba wrote:
scribbled...


Been racking my tiny brain for a while over this.
I want to make a rectangular, plywood, double bed headboard.This with
two top hinged upholstered panels, each of which pulls out
independently at the bottom to form an angled back rest for either
party.

Working out how to set and lock the angle without (or even with)
mechanical gubbins protruding and breaking up the comfy simplicity is
beyond me.

I've almost decided just to manually whack a pillow in behind the
bottom of the backrest to set the angle but was looking for something
a little more mechanical. Any suggestions?


One of them cases where it would probably pay to buy one.

http://www.welcomemobility.co.uk/Dep...ed-Wedges-and-
Backrests.aspx

Useful link, but they all look a bit "institutional". The merit of the
foldout proposal is that they are invisible until deployed. Especially
if one was planning to *make* the headboard anyway, to match other decor.

My wife has been grumbling about the headboard of the current bed
anyway, so I think I might have a project here.

wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:37:13 +0100, Jabba wrote:

scribbled...


Been racking my tiny brain for a while over this.
I want to make a rectangular, plywood, double bed headboard.This with
two top hinged upholstered panels, each of which pulls out
independently at the bottom to form an angled back rest for either
party.

Working out how to set and lock the angle without (or even with)
mechanical gubbins protruding and breaking up the comfy simplicity is
beyond me.

I've almost decided just to manually whack a pillow in behind the
bottom of the backrest to set the angle but was looking for something
a little more mechanical. Any suggestions?


One of them cases where it would probably pay to buy one.

http://www.welcomemobility.co.uk/Dep...ed-Wedges-and-
Backrests.aspx

My current psychological disposition means that I need to spend all my
dosh on wine and sun seeking. Anyway, my wife gets a buzz out of
locating the tool I've been looking for hours, to do a 5 minute job.

No reason why you can't make your own copy of one of those you like.

Old hospital beds (going back to the 50's, before all these fancy electrical types in modern hospitals) had a hinged section which was swung forward and then had a pull out section at the base of it which could be extended to produce the desired angle. This simply rested on the mattress. These beds were of tubular construction and so was the movable backrest with the extending part simply held in situation by the equivalent of a couple of wing nuts. I am sure something in plywood could be fabricated that used the same principle.

Richard