Making a bedrail
Anyone have an idea for a 'post and socket' that would work to make a removable bedrail for an overhead bunk? The mattress on our drop down bunk sets on springy wood slats so the normal bedrail that w...
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A trip to a big box hardware store should provide you with some ideas. A couple of short pieces of 1 inch iron pipe maybe. You could get a piece 8 inches long (there abouts) drill a couple of holes near one end, one a inch above the other. And then use long screws to go thru the holes into the wood end. That would give you some rough and ready sockets. Some long 1/4 inch machine bolts that went all the way thru the wood end, and with some big washers, would be a bit stronger.
If you want pretty, cut off the screw threads, file or grind the ends so they are smooth and beveled, and apply some nice paint.
If you want pretty, cut off the screw threads, file or grind the ends so they are smooth and beveled, and apply some nice paint.
