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  1. 22nd July 2012, 05:51 PM #1
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    Default I-Beam bed

    This is my solution to sagging bed slats. Each I-beam, 138cm long and 8cm high, is strong to support my weight. The middle slat is dovetailed.
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  3. 22nd July 2012, 06:05 PM #2
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    Have you checked the mattress manufacturers spec re spacing of bed slats? I'm pretty sure the gaps need to be quite small.

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    They are 14cm apart and I reckon it is enough. I've made a couple of them for my children and they have not had a problem so far.
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    Looks very strong, no sag. I like the work that you put in
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    Interesting, a different way of thinking about this. Might be a little over engineered, but trying is in the proof of the pudding.
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    Well I don't think it is over engineered, not for a piece of furniture that you expect to last a very long time anyway.
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    A proper slat bed base is supposed to have flex (not sag) in the slats. They're usually bowed upwards and they deflect when you lie on them to allow the mattress to conform to your shape. They usually have a spine up the middle so that the two sides are independent.

    The cheap ones you buy don't work that way and so your solution to that problem is probably a good one. It's really just a platform bed now but it has good ventilation, so that's a plus.

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    Lets just say this bed is wongo proof
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wongo View Post
    Lets just say this bed is wongo proof

    No chance!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wongo View Post
    Well I don't think it is over engineered, .....
    Today part of the car park in Eastgardens has collapsed. This was single steel I beam that failed, at least your bed has more then one I beam.
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    And where were the engineers who built it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wongo View Post
    Each I-beam, 138cm long and 8cm high, is strong to support my weight.
    Fat bugger Exercise now
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  14. 25th July 2012, 10:01 AM #13
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    Wot me? You want a race?
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  15. 27th July 2012, 05:27 PM #14
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    Looks like you're single handedly keeping the clamp industry alive there Wongo
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    That is a small drop in the ocean
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