Creuzer – Page 141 – Random things Creuzer

Bedframe basically complete.

You would think that 07 07 07 would be a lucky day, right? Katy has a terrible headache today, so I can’t do ANYTHING right. I tried to make her supper, but I was out of eggs, I went to Taco Bell as my backup plan, but their card reader was down. I cut out, over the curb to get out of the drive through as I was parked in and bottomed out my truck on the curb. I don’t see any damage to the underside though. So I guess it is all good. I learned that I can drive over a taller then normal curb with my truck, but I really shouldn’t.

Anyway, back to the topic on hand… Here I am cutting the notches into the 2x4s for the 1×12 planks can sit flush with the top of the 2×4 stringers. THese are my new saw-horses. The jury is still out on them, but so far, they are looking good. How do you like my high-tech push-stick sitting on the saw?

Fancy, eh? I didn’t even cut my fingers!

The finished product. The planks all set flush, they don’t slide around. There is no sqeaking as I walk across the bed. It supports my weight pretty well. All in all, I am happy! I am going to cut the legs tomorrow and put the bed into the bedroom.

Floor Joist Bracket Jig

The floor joist brackets want to stay too far open for my taste.

So I made a jig to hold it closed using a peice of scrap 2×4.

The jig is just two screws set so that the stringers are held closed against the 2×4.

I also added a centerline mark on the 2×4 so I can accuratly center my brackets where they need to be set on my bed frame.

Putting the bedframe together.

Last night, Matt and Jessica came over for dinner (we all went out) and to play cards & Cranium. While they where deciding what they wanted to do, I started to screw the bed frame together.

Matt had to help me as the one short end board had started to twist already. I put 3 screws in each end, and also used these metal brackets. To my great surprise the frame ended up perfectly square.

Matt and I did a lot of figuring to try to get these floor joist brackets positioned right. We ended up getting it right on paper. I am quite proud that I got it figured out being that it was midnight and all. The outside ends are what made things work out weird. As you can see, my cat Sister was supervising, making sure her latest scratching post/ toy/ whatever she wants it to be is properly assembled.

As you can see, All that is left for this part of the bed is to notch the 2×4 stringers so the 1X12s drop in and lay flush.

The Rain

I thought these clouds where pretty cool. How nice and dark they where. This is going home from work.

Notice how bright and sunny it is where I am at. See the palm tree shadow on the road?

2 minutes and 13 seconds later (from the timestamp on the photograph file) I can’t see out my front windshield.

I can see the rainbow at the end of the road!

Stymied by the rain.

Sunday I went to Lowes and picked up some 2x4s, 2x6s, 1x12s, and a box of floorjoist hangers and other overpriced metal connectors. I spent a lot more then I needed to if I was just to screw this thing together, but I want it so it can be disassembled fairly easily (trying to back out dozens of screws with rounded off heads doesn’t count in my book).

I cut all the pieces to length.

My rough assembly showes that I measured about right, the cross peices will need to be cut down as they will be too long once I include the thickness of the metal brackets they slip into. I need to cut grooves into the 2×4 stringers to accept the 1x12s. This will allow the 1x12s to sit flush with the top of the 2x4s and lock into place I am hoping. I really hate beds that groan louder then you do when you get up in the morning.

Here it sits. I got everything out today, and it started to rain. Just my luck!