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| ali... |
 Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:44 am |
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I want to attach an antique wrought iron headboard to my new bedframe. I
don't want to spend any money on an old bedframe. Any suggestions would
gladly be appreciated. I looked everywhere online! Please any thoughts would
help. Thanks for reading my post. Good day all. : )
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| vince garcia... |
| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:27 am |
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ali wrote:
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I want to attach an antique wrought iron headboard to my new bedframe. I
don't want to spend any money on an old bedframe. Any suggestions would
gladly be appreciated. I looked everywhere online! Please any thoughts would
help. Thanks for reading my post. Good day all. : )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43388886 at (no spam) N08/
Well, you're trying to join mismatched pieces together. There is no
really easy way to do that, so my best suggestion is to jury rig
something like laying a piece of plywood against the headboard and
behind the bedframe so that the bedframe and mattresses will press
against it and keep the headboard from falling over. Or, attaching some
sort of bracket to the wall, and then anchoring the headboard to the
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:53 am |
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ali wrote:
Quote: I want to attach an antique wrought iron headboard to my new bedframe. I
don't want to spend any money on an old bedframe. Any suggestions would
gladly be appreciated. I looked everywhere online! Please any thoughts would
help. Thanks for reading my post. Good day all. : )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43388886 at (no spam) N08/
Pipe clamps* and a piece of wood. Bolt a piece of wood to the bedframe
mount so that it sticks up about two inches on the top and bottom, put
the pipe clamps ( top and Bottom) around the legs of the iron bed frame
and screw or bolt into the block of wood .
*http://www.plumbingworld.com/images/2hole-galvanized-pipe-strap-clamp.jpg |
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| David Nebenzahl... |
| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:18 pm |
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On 10/7/2009 7:53 AM nospam at (no spam) nevis.com spake thus:
Quote: ali wrote:
I want to attach an antique wrought iron headboard to my new bedframe. I
don't want to spend any money on an old bedframe. Any suggestions would
gladly be appreciated. I looked everywhere online! Please any thoughts would
help. Thanks for reading my post. Good day all. : )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43388886 at (no spam) N08/
Pipe clamps* and a piece of wood. Bolt a piece of wood to the bedframe
mount so that it sticks up about two inches on the top and bottom, put
the pipe clamps ( top and Bottom) around the legs of the iron bed frame
and screw or bolt into the block of wood .
*http://www.plumbingworld.com/images/2hole-galvanized-pipe-strap-clamp.jpg
I second that emotion.
Specifically, get yourself some 1x4 wood (actual dimensions 3/4" x
3-1/2"), available at any lumberyard/home improvement store (e.g., big
orange box). Cut a couple short pieces, say 6" long. Attach them to the
ends of the bedframe using short 1/4" carriage bolts (the kind round
heads instead of hex heads), with the round heads against the outside of
the wood. Then attach the pipe clamps to the wood (2 per side) using
screws, nuts and washers. The "headboard" will go under the clamps.
If the resulting kluge[1] looks too ugly, you could paint it to match
the bedframe.
[1] This is, I am convinced, the correct spelling of this term.
Pronounced to rhyme with "stooge". Not "kludge", which would rhyme with
"fudge".
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| asdf... |
| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:24 pm |
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On Oct 7, 12:44 am, "ali" <cagney... at (no spam) htomail.com> wrote:
Quote: I want to attach an antique wrought iron headboard to my new bedframe. I
don't want to spend any money on an old bedframe. Any suggestions would
gladly be appreciated. I looked everywhere online! Please any thoughts would
help. Thanks for reading my post. Good day all. : )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43388886 at (no spam) N08/
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I think I've told this story before...
Once I had a problem and just happened to be near a body shop, you
know, the place where they work on cars. I got to thinking that those
guy know how to weld.
For not much money I got my problem fixed and the guys who did it had
some fun and were proud that they'd figured it out.
It doesn't cost anything to ask and there are some old boys out there
who are wicked smart.
T. |
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| Kris Baker... |
| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:03 pm |
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"ali" <cagney100 at (no spam) htomail.com> wrote in message
news:iNWym.77997$4t6.72474 at (no spam) newsfe06.iad...
Quote: I want to attach an antique wrought iron headboard to my new bedframe. I
don't want to spend any money on an old bedframe. Any suggestions would
gladly be appreciated. I looked everywhere online! Please any thoughts
would help. Thanks for reading my post. Good day all. : )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43388886 at (no spam) N08/
Have you thought of attaching it to the wall, instead? It will
be much steadier. Really.
Kris |
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| David Nebenzahl... |
| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:38 pm |
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On 10/7/2009 4:24 PM asdf spake thus:
Quote: On Oct 7, 12:44 am, "ali" <cagney... at (no spam) htomail.com> wrote:
I want to attach an antique wrought iron headboard to my new bedframe. I
don't want to spend any money on an old bedframe. Any suggestions would
gladly be appreciated. I looked everywhere online! Please any thoughts would
help. Thanks for reading my post. Good day all. : )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43388886 at (no spam) N08/
I think I've told this story before...
Once I had a problem and just happened to be near a body shop, you
know, the place where they work on cars. I got to thinking that those
guy know how to weld.
For not much money I got my problem fixed and the guys who did it had
some fun and were proud that they'd figured it out.
It doesn't cost anything to ask and there are some old boys out there
who are wicked smart.
No doubt. But do you really think the OP wants their "headboard" welded
to their bedframe permanently? (If so, then I agree: problem solved.)
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| asdf... |
| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:40 pm |
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No doubt. But do you really think the OP wants their "headboard"
welded
to their bedframe permanently? (If so, then I agree: problem solved.)
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Good question. Maybe not. I think I just like telling that story.
In my part of the world that's called a Cadillac frame. I've got a bed
sitting on one as we speak. No head board. Would I really want one
welded to an iron bed frame? Probably not.
It's cheap though. I think a Cadillac frame costs (maybe more now)
$25. If I just didn't care... maybe it would be OK.
OK, overall, I have to agree with you.
T. |
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| T 13... |
| Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:36 pm |
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| T 13... |
| Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:40 pm |
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On Oct 12, 8:51 pm, David Nebenzahl <nob... at (no spam) but.us.chickens> wrote:
Quote: On 10/12/2009 6:36 PM T 13 spake thus:
http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/page/68/
Dunno why you posted that.
But since you did, that first item (the mixed-up vending machine)
reminds me of when I used to play in a community orchestra that
rehearsed and performed at the local university's auditorium. On breaks
we'd head for the hallway, wherein there was this somewhat strange
vending machine that dispensed both coffee and--get this--chicken soup.
Nothing like a cup of coffee with a little /schmaltz/ floating on top.
Or a bowl of chicken soup with a sugary caffeine aftertaste ...
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Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism
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Pardon, further down that page is a note someone left about the
neighbors squeaky bed. Should have said something about scrolling
down.
In the movie theater in about 1961 in my town there was a coffee
machine that also dispensed chicken soup. Thanks hadn't thought about
that in years. And yes, as I recall, they did get a bit mixed
sometimes.
T. |
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| David Nebenzahl... |
| Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:51 pm |
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On 10/12/2009 6:36 PM T 13 spake thus:
Quote: http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/page/68/
Dunno why you posted that.
But since you did, that first item (the mixed-up vending machine)
reminds me of when I used to play in a community orchestra that
rehearsed and performed at the local university's auditorium. On breaks
we'd head for the hallway, wherein there was this somewhat strange
vending machine that dispensed both coffee and--get this--chicken soup.
Nothing like a cup of coffee with a little /schmaltz/ floating on top.
Or a bowl of chicken soup with a sugary caffeine aftertaste ...
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Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism |
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| ali... |
| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:08 am |
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Thanks so much guys. I think i will go with the first ideas. : )
Allison
"T 13" <ghostlycustardpie at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Oct 12, 8:51 pm, David Nebenzahl <nob... at (no spam) but.us.chickens> wrote:
Quote: On 10/12/2009 6:36 PM T 13 spake thus:
http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/page/68/
Dunno why you posted that.
But since you did, that first item (the mixed-up vending machine)
reminds me of when I used to play in a community orchestra that
rehearsed and performed at the local university's auditorium. On breaks
we'd head for the hallway, wherein there was this somewhat strange
vending machine that dispensed both coffee and--get this--chicken soup.
Nothing like a cup of coffee with a little /schmaltz/ floating on top.
Or a bowl of chicken soup with a sugary caffeine aftertaste ...
--
Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism
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Pardon, further down that page is a note someone left about the
neighbors squeaky bed. Should have said something about scrolling
down.
In the movie theater in about 1961 in my town there was a coffee
machine that also dispensed chicken soup. Thanks hadn't thought about
that in years. And yes, as I recall, they did get a bit mixed
sometimes.
T. |
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