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NorCalGal · 03-12-2021, 09:44 PM

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** · 03-13-2021, 10:09 AM

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

NorCalGal · 03-13-2021, 08:40 PM

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** · 03-13-2021, 10:37 PM

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 · 04-01-2021, 02:07 PM

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 · 04-01-2021, 02:10 PM

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

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

NorCalGal · 04-02-2021, 09:39 PM

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 · 04-02-2021, 11:45 PM

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

**oldman3** · 04-03-2021, 10:32 AM

Jan, nice work...Jim

NorCalGal · 04-03-2021, 11:51 AM

Quote:

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** · 04-03-2021, 05:10 PM

Very nice work. Those are great.

NorCalGal · 04-03-2021, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8man

Very nice work. Those are great.

Thank you Robert, how’s your bodywork coming?

**8man** · 04-03-2021, 05:56 PM

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

**Getter-Done** · 04-03-2021, 06:21 PM

Looks Nice

Did they turn out like you wanted them to?

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jocww · 04-03-2021, 10:34 PM

Quote:

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** · 04-03-2021, 11:51 PM

Quote:

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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jocww · 04-04-2021, 01:49 AM

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.

NorCalGal · 04-04-2021, 02:18 AM

To be honest I had a couple spots I had to grind a little away for clearance. If I was to do it again and I had a plasma I would probably use the curved arm design like the Eddie Motorsport scissor lift design.I think that may solve the clearance issues I had. I can certainly come up with some poster board or thin wood patterns that would maybe work better.

.[/QUOTE]

NorCalGal · 04-04-2021, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8man

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

Think of it as meditation. Lol

**mongocanfly** · 04-04-2021, 02:46 AM

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

jocww · 04-04-2021, 12:47 PM

Quote:

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** · 04-04-2021, 12:50 PM

Haha. Yep

layinrocker65 · 04-04-2021, 07:10 PM

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

jocww · 04-05-2021, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by norcalgal

to be honest i had a couple spots i had to grind a little away for clearance. If i was to do it again and i had a plasma i would probably use the curved arm design like the eddie motorsport scissor lift design.i think that may solve the clearance issues i had. I can certainly come up with some poster board or thin wood patterns that would maybe work better.

Do you have 220 power? If so i can throw my plasma in the bed and drive up. Its about a 2 hr drive for me

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NorCalGal · 04-06-2021, 02:19 PM

I pm’ed you

04-01-2021, 02:10 PM	#6
jaws61 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ontario Posts: 136	Re: Making a bed floor lift up Found it and it looks sweet... This is what i'm going to do... https://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vbo...ge#post6314830

04-02-2021, 09:39 PM	#7
NorCalGal Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Yuba City, CA. Posts: 678	Re: Making a bed floor lift up 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 Attached Images __________________ Jan's 53 Last edited by Rickysnickers; 04-03-2021 at 09:59 AM.

04-02-2021, 11:45 PM	#8
jocww Registered User Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: San Ramon, Ca Posts: 251	Re: Making a bed floor lift up Looks great!!!!!!!!! Wanna make me a set lol __________________ My build a 49 5 window ls1 4l60e on a TCI chassis http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=754926 My travel blog The Wong Winding Road-Adventures of The Chinese Cowboy https://thewongwindingroad.blogspot.com/

04-03-2021, 10:32 AM	#9
oldman3 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Plains, Missouri Posts: 7,559	Re: Making a bed floor lift up Jan, nice work...Jim __________________ my build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=459839 Jimbo's long bed step build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...t=464626<br />

04-03-2021, 05:10 PM	#11
8man Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bryan, Texas Posts: 2,379	Re: Making a bed floor lift up Very nice work. Those are great. __________________ 8man-aka Robert 1948 on a S10 Frame, small block with a carb 1954 Cab, 53 Front and Bed, 50 Doors, S10 Frame, Power TBD Build thread: "]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=746899&highlight=wife%27s+48[/URL] [/URL]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=840204

03-12-2021, 09:44 PM	#1
NorCalGal Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Yuba City, CA. Posts: 678	Making a bed floor lift up 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 Attached Images __________________ Jan's 53

03-13-2021, 10:09 AM	#2
8man Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bryan, Texas Posts: 2,379	Re: Making a bed floor lift up You really do nice work. How/where does the hydraulic ram tie into the lift? __________________ 8man-aka Robert 1948 on a S10 Frame, small block with a carb 1954 Cab, 53 Front and Bed, 50 Doors, S10 Frame, Power TBD Build thread: "]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=746899&highlight=wife%27s+48[/URL] [/URL]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=840204

03-13-2021, 08:40 PM	#3
NorCalGal Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Yuba City, CA. Posts: 678	Re: Making a bed floor lift up 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. Attached Images __________________ Jan's 53

03-13-2021, 10:37 PM	#4
Getter-Done Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: TN. Posts: 8,409	Re: Making a bed floor lift up 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. . __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 84 Chevy K-20 63 Impala (my high school car) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...Crew Cab Build

04-01-2021, 02:07 PM	#5
jaws61 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ontario Posts: 136	Re: Making a bed floor lift up 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...

04-03-2021, 05:56 PM	#13
8man Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bryan, Texas Posts: 2,379	Re: Making a bed floor lift up Slow! I heard somewhere on here "I hate sanding!" Well.... __________________ 8man-aka Robert 1948 on a S10 Frame, small block with a carb 1954 Cab, 53 Front and Bed, 50 Doors, S10 Frame, Power TBD Build thread: "]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=746899&highlight=wife%27s+48[/URL] [/URL]http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=840204

04-03-2021, 06:21 PM	#14
Getter-Done Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: TN. Posts: 8,409	Re: Making a bed floor lift up Looks Nice Did they turn out like you wanted them to? . __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 84 Chevy K-20 63 Impala (my high school car) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...Crew Cab Build

04-04-2021, 01:49 AM	#17
jocww Registered User Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: San Ramon, Ca Posts: 251	Re: Making a bed floor lift up 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. __________________ My build a 49 5 window ls1 4l60e on a TCI chassis http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=754926 My travel blog The Wong Winding Road-Adventures of The Chinese Cowboy https://thewongwindingroad.blogspot.com/

04-04-2021, 02:18 AM	#18
NorCalGal Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Yuba City, CA. Posts: 678	Re: Making a bed floor lift up To be honest I had a couple spots I had to grind a little away for clearance. If I was to do it again and I had a plasma I would probably use the curved arm design like the Eddie Motorsport scissor lift design.I think that may solve the clearance issues I had. I can certainly come up with some poster board or thin wood patterns that would maybe work better. .[/QUOTE] __________________ Jan's 53

04-04-2021, 02:46 AM	#20
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,670	Re: Making a bed floor lift up Not sure of the material thickness..but waterjet would give a much nicer edge than plasma.. __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver



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04-04-2021, 12:50 PM	#22
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,670	Re: Making a bed floor lift up Haha. Yep __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

04-04-2021, 07:10 PM	#23
layinrocker65 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California Posts: 521	Re: Making a bed floor lift up 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 __________________ ‘53 GMC COE stock ‘53 Chevy 3100 LSA/TR6060 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?t=805949‘ '70 Chevy C10 LWB 350/sm465 ‘74 Chevy C10 SWB 5.3/4L80e, Vintage Air, Dakota Digital, US Mags

04-06-2021, 02:19 PM	#25
NorCalGal Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Yuba City, CA. Posts: 678	Re: Making a bed floor lift up I pm’ed you __________________ Jan's 53

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