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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Long story short… I designed a headboard/ footboard I wanted built… (before I was doing woodworking)
A simple, basic, old world design. It is solid walnut. I gave them measurements for everything. I measured my queen box springs and gave them the width I wanted the rails. For whatever reason, they opted to make the rails 4" wider because
Now, mind you, I had actually measured…. So, their compromise was to make the runners or
that attach to the frame rails wider… well, 2 problems… 1) the box spring can slide from side to side and 2)mattress can actually fall down in a corner.. that is mildly awkward… and hilarious…
SO… here are some attached pics.
I had asked for through bolts, through the headboard and footboard uprights, into the rails…. black old world style bolts… but I guess I didn't know wtf I wanted?
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#2 · (Edited by Moderator)
For some reason, the site won't let me flag this post. Don't know why. I would if I could. However, your "get to pouring the coals to some floozy" comment is certainly uncalled for and well outside the bounds of what usually passes for good taste here.

Can't really tell what is going on from your photos, but I don't think I would offer any advice anyway.
 
#3 · (Edited by Moderator)
For some reason, the site won't let me flag this post. Don't know why. I would if I could. However, your "get to pouring the coals to some floozy" comment is certainly uncalled for and well outside the bounds of what usually passes for good taste here.

Can't really tell what is going on from your photos, but I don't think I would offer any advice anyway.

- Kazooman
Good… please block me…
I did not know humor wasn't allowed here. I will edit it.. but PLEASE BLOCK ME
and if you cant tell what is going on you would be useless for advice anyway
 
#6 ·
not sure what was originally said to piss off kazooman man but as far as the bed problem i used the same hardware on a bed i made and allowed a couple inches on each side,but i have slats spaced about a foot apart to support the box springs which should solve your problem.are you a woodworker and if so why didn't you build your own bed? humor is allowed here or i would have been gone a long time ago.
 
#7 · (Edited by Moderator)
not sure what was originally said to piss off kazooman man but as far as the bed problem i used the same hardware on a bed i made and allowed a couple inches on each side,but i have slats spaced about a foot apart to support the box springs which should solve your problem.are you a woodworker and if so why didn t you build your own bed? humor is allowed here or i would have been gone a long time ago.

- pottz
I quoted the exact words. The OP was upset that the box spring would fall off the frame when he was "pouring the coals to some floozy". I fail to see the humor in that. Just poor judgement for this forum. When the issue was pointed out the OP decided to edit it (he apparently realized it was in poor taste).

There is a link to the forum rules at the top of the forums home page. Check out rules eight and nine.
 
#8 ·
I quoted the exact words. The OP was upset that the box spring would fall off the frame when he was "pouring the coals to some floozy". I fail to see the humor in that. Just poor judgement for this forum. When the issue was pointed out the OP decided to edit it (he apparently realized it was in poor taste).

- Kazooman
And you think repeating it now is in good taste? He took it out anyway. Not that I was offended.
 
#9 ·
I quoted the exact words. The OP was upset that the box spring would fall off the frame when he was "pouring the coals to some floozy". I fail to see the humor in that. Just poor judgement for this forum. When the issue was pointed out the OP decided to edit it (he apparently realized it was in poor taste).

- Kazooman

And you think repeating it now is in good taste? He took it out anyway. Not that I was offended.

- Rich
 
#13 ·
hey no need to attack each other guys i just wasn't sure what the original conversation was entailed, i didn't mean to start a fight.sounds like leeroy liked what was said though. ;-)
 
#18 ·
Can't we all just get along?

Are the rails falling off? The metal detaching from each other? Or just the box spring falling into the hole? Could possibly just put blocks in the sides to fill the gap between the rails and the sides of box spring? Like drop a 2×4 into each side?
 
#20 ·
What ever happened to reading or hearing something and thinking to your self "I wouldn't have said that" and moving on. We don't need to be so hypersensitive that all thought and speech that doesn't fit our idea of perfect must be suppressed.

I thought it was funny but perhaps a disclaimer would have helped "no floozy was harmed during this attempt at humor"
 
#22 ·
What ever happened to reading or hearing something and thinking to your self "I wouldn t have said that" and moving on. We don t need to be so hypersensitive that all thought and speech that doesn t fit our idea of perfect must be suppressed.

I thought it was funny but perhaps a disclaimer would have helped "no floozy was harmed during this attempt at humor"

- controlfreak
thats the way the world is these days everybody is offended by everything.hell say what you want not much offends me.
 
#23 ·
What ever happened to reading or hearing something and thinking to your self "I wouldn t have said that" and moving on. We don t need to be so hypersensitive that all thought and speech that doesn t fit our idea of perfect must be suppressed.

I thought it was funny but perhaps a disclaimer would have helped "no floozy was harmed during this attempt at humor"

- controlfreak

thats the way the world is these days everybody is offended by everything.hell say what you want not much offends me.

- pottz
That's because you're a douche bag.

Just messing with you Pottz

I stole that line from an old Al Pacino movie Justice for all I think. The witness on the stand was describing that the defendant was using fowl language and give examples. The defendant said "I can explain that, I have diabetes" The judge say "I fail to see a correlation between profanity and diabetes". Defendant "that's because your a douche bag"
 
#24 ·
What ever happened to reading or hearing something and thinking to your self "I wouldn t have said that" and moving on. We don t need to be so hypersensitive that all thought and speech that doesn t fit our idea of perfect must be suppressed.

I thought it was funny but perhaps a disclaimer would have helped "no floozy was harmed during this attempt at humor"

- controlfreak

thats the way the world is these days everybody is offended by everything.hell say what you want not much offends me.

- pottz

That s because you re a douche bag.

Just messing with you Pottz

I stole that line from an old Al Pacino movie Justice for all I think. The witness on the stand was describing that the defendant was using fowl language and give examples. The defendant said "I can explain that, I have diabetes" The judge say "I fail to see a correlation between profanity and diabetes". Defendant "that s because your a douche bag"

- controlfreak
good one,douche bag isn't even close to the worse ive been called,and thats from my wife-lol.
 
#25 ·
So, the issue with putting spacer blocks in each side is as follows… (I have done that… it works…) BUT
Due to the laws of physics, gravity, and the clearance in the hardware, the rails will twist slightly… since the box springs is sitting 2" in on each side… meaning the bottom of the rails will rotate a little outward… does that make sense?
The slats is a fix I guess… they did not believe it needed them.
Regarding the "F" word… I live in a world where I can laugh, and words don't make we weep… I forget many cannot handle such harsh language… again, if such harsh language is offensive…. please block me… See, we live in a world where, on average, 3000 babies are killed each day in the US alone, murders, rape, ... Hell, (SORRY) was in an armed robbery at age 19. I started working on the trucking docks at age 14. By age 16 I was working 40 to 60 hours a week… so the "F" word is less than nothing to me.
But again… such harsh language can make people feel bad about themselves… I feel bad about having to try to make the decision, at age 8, whether I should kill my father to save my mothers life, as my sister and I thought he was going to beat her to death…... so. F word… HAHHAHAHAHAHAAH
 
#26 · (Edited by Moderator)
not sure what was originally said to piss off kazooman man but as far as the bed problem i used the same hardware on a bed i made and allowed a couple inches on each side,but i have slats spaced about a foot apart to support the box springs which should solve your problem.are you a woodworker and if so why didn t you build your own bed? humor is allowed here or i would have been gone a long time ago.

- pottz
wasn't woodworking then… and I had this bed, a dresser, and nightstand built… and it cost me 1300 bucks… I could not have bought the wood for that.
And, honestly, this is way beyond my skill level… I'm just a hack trying to build some mildly fair stuff.
 
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