It can be purchased ready-made in the store, and you can do it yourself from any available materials. In this article we will look at the important points of making a metal bed yourself.
Features of the material
The peculiarity of the metal is its:
durability;- resistance to mechanical damage;
- resistance to negative factors;
- aesthetic appearance;
- the ability to give metal any shape and design.
To make a metal bed with your own hands, you need to be able to work with the material , know the intricacies of making furniture items, have patience and have some free time.
Metal furniture pleases users with nobility, luxury and elegance. In addition, these products differ:
- environmental friendliness;
- hygiene;
- light weight;
- fire safety.
Help : metal beds will add special chic and luxury to the bedroom. They are suitable for both classic styles (Provence, country) and modern ones (minimalism, hi-tech).
Section No. 3: assembly process
Before assembling the bed with my own hands from a profile pipe, I painted all the structural elements in the desired color.
I recommend not saving at this stage and giving the blanks for powder coating. Taking into account the operating conditions of the structure being created, this option for finishing its structural elements can be considered eternal.
To complete further work I needed:
| Name | Purpose |
| M6 bolts 50 mm long with corresponding nuts | Connecting frame fragments |
| Self-tapping screws | Fixing wooden slats |
| Wooden slats | Creating a sleeping place |
| Open-end wrenches | Tightening the bolts |
| Plastic plugs | Closing the ends of the legs |
M6 bolt sample
Next I proceeded as follows:
Steps for assembling the frame
- I took pieces of pipe with a cross section of 60 by 30 mm and assembled them into a rectangular base , using steel corners to reinforce the connections. In the middle of the resulting rectangle, I installed a longitudinal crossbar, dividing it into two sleeping places;
- From the inside of the frame I screwed support legs to it , the ends of which were sealed with plastic plugs, which in the future will protect the floor from scratches;
Examples of plastic plugs
- I attached support guides to the inside of the sidewalls and both sides of the longitudinal crossbar , the role of which was played by fragments of pipes with a cross section of 40 by 20 mm;
- Now I screwed wooden slats in increments of 15 cm, which eventually covered the future sleeping areas.
This is roughly what the finished frame will look like:
If your drawing takes into account the back, then it, of course, is also assembled at this stage, and then the frame may look like this:
Frame made of profile pipe with an intricate back
Drawing of a double bed
It’s worth starting work by making a drawing. If you understand such subtleties, you can make an individual project for your future bed.
Any metal bed will consist of the following elements :
- frame;
- frames;
- footboards and headboards;
- legs;
- fasteners.
Before you start making a drawing, you need to select:
- bed size . The dimensions of the bed are a purely individual choice. If you are going to make furniture for a child’s room, you should give preference to single-seat products. If you want to make a bed for a married couple, you should choose one-and-a-half or double models;
- mattress . You can purchase it in advance ready-made and then calculate the dimensions of the sleeping place, or you can order an individual production of an orthopedic mattress according to your personal dimensions;
- design . Furniture design is selected depending on the overall interior of the room.
Advice : if you have problems with drawing, you can download a ready-made diagram of a metal product on the Internet.
A bed made of a profile pipe: 4 sections of the path that need to be overcome in the process of its manufacture
Photo of a bed made from a profile pipe
Tired of the same type of flimsy beds that mostly fill the shelves of furniture stores today? No, of course, there are original reliable models, but their cost puts a lot of pressure on the family budget, and not everyone has the opportunity to purchase them. In any case, you always have an alternative: you can make your own copy from profile pipes.
I did just that at one time, and later in the article I want to talk about the path that I had to overcome.
Iron bed designs
Also, before making a bed, you need to decide on the type of its design. It can be:
- Forged Products. They are distinguished by elegance, nobility and luxury.
Such beds are considered works of art and have artistic value (if the product is made by hot forging). Making forged furniture with your own hands is quite difficult.Here you need to have certain skills, tools and you need to be able to work with hot metal. It is easier to make a forged bed using the cold forging method, when the metal does not heat up, but deforms when cold. Such products will not be distinguished by elegance, but will have high technical characteristics;
- welded structures . In this case, you need to be able to work with a welding machine. Products made by welding are more suitable for modern trends, for example, Art Nouveau.
Tools and materials
Before making a metal bed with your own hands, you need to evaluate your capabilities, familiarize yourself with the variety of models and types of designs. As a rule, it is quite possible to make most models on your own, even if you are new to this field.
For the workflow you need to prepare the following tools :
grinder;- welding machine;
- drill;
- roulette;
- square;
- file;
- metal brush;
- sandpaper;
The following materials will be useful to us:
- sheets of metal;
- rods;
- paints and varnishes;
- primer for metal surfaces;
- tassels.
If you make a forged product using the cold forging method, you will need to add the following tools :
- snail. With its help you can create spiral patterns;
- gnutik. It is necessary for bending metal at different angles;
- flashlight. With its help you can create products that resemble lanterns;
- twister It is intended for twisting rods;
- wave. With its help you can make wave-like patterns.
To make your own metal sleeping bed, you can also use wire and round rolled metal from :
- gland;
- brass;
- become;
- galvanized metal.
How to make a frame and weld a metal bed?
So, the manufacture of a metal bed is carried out in the following sequence:
The footboard and headboard are made . To do this, we take pipes from metal profiles and make blanks from them, according to the existing product diagram.- These blanks are then laid out on a flat and smooth surface and fastened with a welding machine . At this stage of the work process, it is necessary to constantly check the evenness of the product with a level.
- Now we take a channel and an angle grinder and make brackets on which the product frame will be attached.
- The backrest and frame are connected with a continuous welding seam , at a distance of 35 cm from the floor.
- Now we prepare the material for the frame . We cut the steel channels into the required dimensions.
- We connect the channels with corners.
- We mount the frame . We set the backrests in a vertical position and make markings for installing the frame. We drill the necessary holes in the product. At this point, the main assembly of the bed is complete.
- Next, we proceed to welding the grating under the mattress .
- Now we install the backs on the legs and insert the plugs into the open parts of the pipes.
Attention : to give the product a noble appearance, seams and protruding elements must be cut off with a grinder and processed with a grinder.
Section No. 2: preparatory work
Before starting the assembly itself, I did a number of preliminary steps, for which I needed the following supplies:
| Name | Purpose |
| Paper and pencil | Create a drawing |
| Angle grinder | Cutting pipes and processing their ends |
| Drill | Drilling the required holes |
| Acetone | Removing factory grease |
And here are the steps themselves:
Schematic instructions for preparatory work
- First of all, I made a drawing with an exact indication of all dimensions . This will be your guide in all future work, so give it due attention. In addition, if you are not very familiar with descriptive geometry, then keep in mind that the Internet is full of ready-made diagrams that can be used in their original form or after making your own adjustments;
Example of a suitable drawing showing all the necessary data
- I purchased pipes with the following parameters:
| Purpose | Section, mm | Wall thickness, mm |
| Creating Basic Structural Elements | 60 to 30 | 2 |
| Creating auxiliary structural elements | 40 to 20 | 1,5 |
Pipes with a rectangular cross-section 60 by 30 mm
- I took a “grinder” and cut the required number of sections from solid pipe pieces in accordance with the drawn up drawing;
In order for the cuts to be as smooth as possible, I recommend fixing the angle grinder in a special device, as shown in the photo below. Such equipment is sold in construction stores.
A grinder securely fixed in the machine will make even cuts
- Then I changed the cutting wheel on the grinder to a flap grinder and carefully processed the ends of the created workpieces with it in order to remove burrs;
Example of a flap wheel
- Next, I took acetone, soaked a rag in it and wiped the surface of all the pipes, removing the factory grease. If this is not done, then it will be inconvenient to assemble the structure, and it will not be possible to paint it at all;
- Now I took up the drill and drilled the necessary holes , also strictly adhering to the drawing diagram. If you plan to cook the frame, then of course this step is eliminated.
Finishing
To give the bed a noble appearance, finishing is carried out. An anti-corrosion coating is applied to the metal, all seams are cleaned of slag using a metal brush or grinder .
Next, the product is polished and primed. Primer treatment improves the adhesion of paints and varnishes to surfaces. Next, the product is varnished or painted. The choice of paint largely depends on the overall interior.
If the room is designed in a high-tech or minimalist style, you should give preference to monochrome colors. For classic motifs, dark or light shades are more suitable.
Advice : if you are serious about furniture for the bedroom, try making a dressing table, bedside table or changing table. You may also be interested in a wardrobe or beds made of timber, solid wood, pallets, chipboard and boards.
