47-59 Making a bed floor lift up

[NorCalGal]

So I messed around with my scissor hinge today, here are the measurements of the ones I made. When I decided to make my bed wood lift I didn’t find much information out there on how to make a hinge to lift and push away. This is only a start on this subject and hopefully if anyone has any advice they can add to this and help the next person. I will add information on how I did my lift as I go.

#1 overall size
#2 opened
#3 size of lg lever
#4 size of small lever
#5 bracket mount measurement

I used 1x3/16 flat bar

[8man]

You really do nice work. How/where does the hydraulic ram tie into the lift?

[NorCalGal]

Thanks Robert, I’d like to tell you I have a plan but I don’t, sometimes you just do it and hope for the best. I have looked at gas struts, linear actuators and hydraulic but haven’t decided yet. Here’s some pictures from today’s work, I’m trying to use metal I have sitting around.

#1 where I will mount the hinge.
#2 the width of the frame
#3 I sunk the nuts at the front so they would clear the front bed support.

Tomorrow’s plan is to build the hinge brackets and mount them to the wood.

[Getter-Done]

I'm subbed for this.

Get work so far

That's is how most of my projects roll'
Trial and error.

I have be tossing idea's around about a dump raise bed.















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[jaws61]

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...light=coulters

Theres another guy that he got the idea from I think it Coulters but gotta find the build...

[jaws61]

Found it and it looks sweet... This is what i'm going to do...

https://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vbo...ge#post6314830

[NorCalGal]

Finally got around to working on my bed today. Tac welded the hinges in and gave them a whirl, so far so good. Here’s some pics

[jocww]

Looks great!!!!!!!!! Wanna make me a set lol

[NorCalGal]

Originally Posted by jocww

Looks great!!!!!!!!! Wanna make me a set lol

These made me pull my hair out.We need someone with a plasma table to cut them out.




Thanks Jim

[8man]

Very nice work. Those are great.

[NorCalGal]

Originally Posted by 8man

Very nice work. Those are great.

Thank you Robert, how’s your bodywork coming?

[8man]

Slow! I heard somewhere on here "I hate sanding!" Well....

[jocww]

Originally Posted by NorCalGal

These made me pull my hair out.We need someone with a plasma table to cut them out.


Thanks Jim

I do have a plasma and I do have a table.... too bad theyre not a cnc plasma with table lol.

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by jocww

I do have a plasma and I do have a table.... too bad theyre not a cnc plasma with table lol.

jocww
Can you( make or fabricate) a Tracer plate to create these?

If NorCalGal can supply a pattern?










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[oldman3]

Jan, nice work...Jim

[jocww]

tracer plate being a template? Yea If she can trace it out I can just cut a template out of plywood or something of that nature and then just free hand the plasma cut to metal. It will be a rougher cut than if done by water jet or cnc plasma but a few min with a grind wheel would make it ok i would assume.

[mongocanfly]

Not sure of the material thickness..but waterjet would give a much nicer edge than plasma..

[jocww]

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Not sure of the material thickness..but waterjet would give a much nicer edge than plasma..

Just need to find somebody with a water jet

[mongocanfly]

Haha. Yep

[layinrocker65]

I just saw a YouTube video of someone who used this company.....

https://sendcutsend.com/?gclid=CjwKC...xoC2UMQAvD_BwE

Pretty simple design you have there

[NorCalGal]

So I made some alternate hinges and here’s a sample of the articulation.

[jocww]

They seem like they collapse down smaller. Do they elongate more as well? Great job.

[NorCalGal]

Originally Posted by jocww

They seem like they collapse down smaller. Do they elongate more as well? Great job.

No,that’s it.

[8man]

Jan, nice design on the hinges. Do they lift the bed as much as you might want?

[jocww]

Originally Posted by NorCalGal

No,that’s it.

I meant compared to your originals