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Bed Rail Fasteners
Am going to build an Oak headboard and footboard, with rails for my
son and his wife. The bed rails are going to be attached with bed rail fasteners as per C of http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware...=3,40842,41269. Having never made a bed before using these, would welcome your opinions as to stength. Or would you recommend using bed bolts as per http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/pag...59&cat=1,43455 Thanks. Vic |
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Bed Rail Fasteners
On Jan 30, 12:40*pm, Victor H. wrote:
Am going to build an Oak headboard and footboard, with rails for my son and his wife. The bed rails are going to be attached with bed rail fasteners as per C ofhttp://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?p=67917&cat=3,40842,41269. Having never made a bed before using these, would welcome your opinions as to stength. Or would you recommend using bed bolts as perhttp://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=67659&cat=1,43455Thanks. Vic Bed bolts are the way to go. Fine Woodworking had a great article on beds about two years ago. Concentrated on all the structural components especially how to do bed bolts. |
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On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:40:00 -0500, Victor H.
Am going to build an Oak headboard and footboard, with rails for my son and his wife. The bed rails are going to be attached with bed rail fasteners as per C of It depends. Will you need to dismantle the bed frequently to get it into/out of the room or perhaps for shipping? I've used the bed bolts for building a large garden picnic table and it was really solid. Considering the weight of people rolling around on a bed, you might want that solid feature too. The bed rails you won't see when they're in use, the bed bolts you will, or at least where they might be covered by the bed bolt covers. In the end, I'd use the bed rail fasteners if the dismantling of the bed was going to happen more often. If it's going to happen rarely, then I'd use the bed bolts. |
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Bed Rail Fasteners
On Jan 30, 2:40*pm, Victor H. wrote:
Am going to build an Oak headboard and footboard, with rails for my son and his wife. The bed rails are going to be attached with bed rail fasteners as per C ofhttp://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?p=67917&cat=3,40842,41269. Having never made a bed before using these, would welcome your opinions as to stength. Or would you recommend using bed bolts as perhttp://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=67659&cat=1,43455Thanks. Vic We own two beds with bed bolts and a couple of older ones with the old slide and lock hardware. The bolts take a few more minutes to dismantle and set up but they are quite solid. I always thought if I built a bed it would be bolts. RonB |
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On 1/30/2012 2:40 PM, Victor H. wrote:
Am going to build an Oak headboard and footboard, with rails for my son and his wife. The bed rails are going to be attached with bed rail fasteners as per C of http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware...=3,40842,41269. Having never made a bed before using these, would welcome your opinions as to stength. Or would you recommend using bed bolts as per http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/pag...59&cat=1,43455 Thanks. Vic Just think to yourself dtamped steel that will deform with movement or bolts that can be tightened as needed. |
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Bed Rail Fasteners
On 1/30/2012 2:40 PM, Victor H. wrote:
Am going to build an Oak headboard and footboard, with rails for my son and his wife. The bed rails are going to be attached with bed rail fasteners as per C of http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware...=3,40842,41269. Having never made a bed before using these, would welcome your opinions as to stength. Or would you recommend using bed bolts as per http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/pag...59&cat=1,43455 Thanks. Vic It's been my experience that Lee Vally products do what they are intended to do very well or they would not be available in their stores. Unless your son and daughter in law are both in excess of 300 lbs and are into acrobatics either fastener will work. Pick the one that will be the easiest for you to use. Lee Vally has excellent customer service. Ask them, you won't get a better answer anywhere else. LdB |
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