Instructions for assembling the bed of the Romak Renner machine with a drawer

Today, many consumers are interested in making their own furniture. The number of home craftsmen is increasing all the time. Some of them purchase construction blanks from furniture factories, while others prefer to manufacture products according to their own designs. A do-it-yourself children's car bed can be made with all sorts of decorative elements or have a very simple look. It depends on the personal preferences of the child, parent, and financial capabilities.

Models for boys

Before you start making your own machine bed, you should decide on its model. In this case, it is worth taking into account the preferences and wishes of the children, the size of the bed, and the general interior of the room. You can make a machine bed in different ways. It could be:

• 
  cartoon characters . These are the safest and brightest products. All their corners are rounded, therefore, the baby is not injured during sleep and play;

• two-tier models . If there are two children in a family, this method of making a bed will help rationally use the free space in the children's room;
• prototype of a real passenger car . This option is suitable for older children. To make the model more authentic, it can be equipped with a steering wheel, wheels, headlights, turn signals and other decorative elements.

As for the design features, the bed frame of the machine can be made in two versions:

1. 
   Box on legs , reinforced with cross bars.
   When making it, it is recommended to use timber with a section of 50 by 70 mm. The joints should be reinforced with metal corners. The bed frame (sides, back and headboard) will be located on this frame. This type of design is quite simple to manufacture and can easily be done at home.

   The bottom of the bed can be made of plywood. But it is better to give preference to a slatted bottom, as it will be more practical and durable. This version of the bed can be installed either on legs or on wheels. The second option involves easy movement of the product around the room.

2. The frame and frame of the bed are as one . That is, in such models the load-bearing parts will be carried out by the sidewalls, headboard and footboard. The bed is made according to a pre-prepared template. You can strengthen the structure with various additional elements: bedside tables, drawers.

How to make a baby bed in the shape of a car with your own hands

You need to start with an idea. You should not take models with complex shapes and an abundance of small details as a basis. The contours of the future bed should be as simple as possible, with smooth contours, without sharp transitions and sharp corners. It is necessary to exclude options with volumetric surfaces, especially those with curvature along all three axes - this is impossible to make at home.

The model should not be too complex to implement.

As an optimal option, they most often settle on the idea of ​​styling them as sports cars. Firstly, boys love racing and everything connected with it, and secondly, sports cars have laconic lines and have a good balance between attractive appearance and functionality. For example, the spoiler can be turned into a shelf, and the hood into a drawer for clothes.

DIY children's beds for boys: schematic diagram

Finding a suitable design is not difficult these days. Moreover, on the Internet you can find completely finished drawings, with assembly and cutting diagrams. Here, the main thing is not to miss an important point - the size and dimensions of the bed will be determined by the mattress. Therefore, you should proceed from what is available or, if you plan to do everything “from scratch,” you can rely on the standard children’s size: 140x70cm.

There are many drawings of children's bed cars on the Internet.

The next step should be the preparation of drawings. Ideally, it is desirable to have at least basic skills in working in CAD and CAM systems, but you can make drawings manually. This is really important, since the depth of drawing and the accuracy of the dimensions will determine what kind of children's bed in the form of a car you make yourself will turn out to be. Therefore, it is necessary to think through everything thoroughly, down to the smallest details.

If desired, you can draw the diagram yourself according to individual parameters.

Tools and materials

To make a bed, you should divide the required tools into two categories (this will make it easier to understand what else you will need):

1. The usual: hacksaw, screwdrivers, wrenches, breadboard and carving knives, a set of hex keys (for confirmations), sandpaper, markers, brushes and brushes.
2. Special: jigsaw, grinder, grinder, hair dryer, level, spray bottle (airbrush).

You will need tools for woodworking.
It is assumed that a do-it-yourself car bed for a boy will be made only from wood. Plastic or metal should be used more for decoration. In general, the best option might be:

• Chipboard (chipboard). It is characterized by low cost, ease of processing and a wide range. Afraid of mechanical damage and moisture.
• Laminated chipboard (LDSP). The same chipboard, but with a so-called laminate - a coating that gives it color, texture and pattern. Less susceptible to harmful factors.
• Fiberboard (not to be confused with fiberboard - MDF from the English. Medium-Density Fiberboard). Durable, well processed. The structure is closest to ordinary wood.

Manufacturing

The ease and simplicity of manufacturing directly depends on the thoughtfulness of the concept and the accuracy of the drawings. Of course, a fair share of success depends on the “curvature” of the hands, however, the desire to surprise your child or the desire to bring everything to the end at all costs will help here too.

The speed of production depends on your skill and desire.

Cutting blanks

For simple parts, an ordinary hacksaw is enough, but since you can’t make a car bed with your own hands without interesting decor, the biggest difficulty will be the sides.

Firstly, it is difficult to make such a drawing without special equipment on a 1:1 scale: you can try the coordinate grid method or print the outline in parts on a printer, and draw them directly on the surface of the sheet.

The hardest part is sawing out the sides.

Secondly, curved lines are labor-intensive to manufacture and process, and also require the ability to work with a jigsaw.

If there is such an opportunity, the best option would be to cut the sidewalls at a company that provides such services - the result of a milling machine cannot be compared with sawing by hand.

It is better to cut the sidewalls using the services of the company.

Important! When making sidewalls from a sheet with laminate, you should select the appropriate operating mode and type of jigsaw blade so that when cutting you get smooth edges without chips.

DIY bed for a boy: frame

When designing bedroom furniture, two frame options are usually considered:

1. Frame. The frame is the main strength element, as it bears the entire load. In this case, the sidewalls can be made from a thin sheet of chipboard, no more than 16-18mm thick. It is advisable to take thicker timber: usually a section of 50x70 is sufficient.
2. Carrier. Here the sidewalls themselves will play the role of strength elements and support the entire load - they are made of chipboard or MDF, with a thickness of 18 to 22mm. In this case, it is necessary to consider additional fastenings of the sidewalls to each other if the panels are not solid, but have cutouts.

Assembly

Assembly is recommended to be carried out in two stages. The first, rough or trial, is carried out after the manufacture of all the frame parts and is intended for adjusting the connections, as well as correcting flaws in the design - since it is impossible to make a children's bed in the form of a car with your own hands the first time without errors.

The second stage is considered finishing or final. It is already being produced at the final stage. Usually by this time all the parts have a finished look: painted and decorated accordingly. As a rule, the “last” assembly takes place on site, directly in the nursery.

Laying the mattress

The mattress must be placed on a ready-assembled bed. However, you should take care of the type of substrate in advance. It also comes in two versions:

• Lamellar or on slats. In this case, the “bottom” of the bed is a series of slats of a fixed width, fixed at a certain interval.
• Solid. A mattress base is simply a piece of sheet metal (usually chipboard), either solid or with a number of holes to improve ventilation.

The mattress is laid when the bed is ready.

Final touches

After installation, the bed can be further decorated with overhead elements, for example, by installing wheels on the sides or attaching a spoiler at the headboard, which will simultaneously serve as a shelf for small items.

Also, if you have the necessary skills, you can organize lighting around the perimeter of the bottom using an LED cord. In addition, LED spotlights will come in handy to imitate headlights, otherwise what kind of car is this - a do-it-yourself bed for a boy!

You can organize lighting in the form of headlights.

Materials

Since you are planning to make a crib, you should carefully consider the different options for its materials. They must be strong, durable, non-toxic and beautiful. The most ideal option would be:

• 
  natural array .
  It is hypoallergenic, hygroscopic, resistant to mechanical damage. But keep in mind that it will be quite difficult to make shaped furniture out of it. If you have not previously assembled and manufactured furniture items, it is better to choose materials that are easy to process;

• laminated chipboard . This material comes in various colors. In the store you can order chipboard sheets in absolutely any bright and rich color. This will make the children's bed more original and interesting. In addition, chipboard is easy to work with. It is sawed and cut with both electric and hand tools;
• MDF . This material is safe, affordable, and easy to process. With it you can make a bed of any shape, design and color. MDF is in no way inferior in quality to wood, but it is much stronger and more resistant to external influences.

Keep in mind that children's beds are much more susceptible to stress than adult ones. Because children often play on them, jump, and tumble. When choosing materials, you should pay special attention to strength and reliability.

Attention : when purchasing material for making a children's bed, ask the seller for a quality certificate.

Choosing a mattress for a car bed

Despite the decorative component, a bed is primarily a place to sleep.

Mattress for a homemade crib.

Therefore, the choice of mattress must be approached carefully and responsibly so that children can sleep comfortably and comfortably.

It is important to choose a really high-quality and comfortable crib mattress.

There are two types of mattresses: with and without springs.

Cot mattress with springs.

To create a car bed with your own hands, it is better to choose the latter - they are characterized by greater durability and orthopedic qualities. You also need to take into account that the height of the mattress should be lower than the side sides, and also have hypoallergenic and antifungal properties.

Cot mattress with latex filling.

There are latex, polyurethane foam and coconut fillers - each of them has its own advantages. You should choose the one that is best suited for your child.

Mattress for a child with coconut filling.

Thus, coconut ones are more rigid and are recommended for young children. From the age of seven, after consultation with an orthopedist, you can use soft bases, and from the age of twelve - polyurethane foam.

Option for a combined filler for a mattress in a crib.

In addition, manufacturers produce mattresses with special characteristics: ventilated, antibacterial and even ionized.

Drawing with dimensions

To make a bed yourself, you need to make a drawing. It is on its basis that you will create furniture parts and assemble the structure. In this drawing, it is necessary to indicate not only the design with the dimensions of the bed, but also the presence of the dimensions of the drawers, as well as other elements.

Once you have decided what the crib will look like, you can look for a ready-made drawing on the Internet . If necessary, it can be adjusted according to your wishes.

If you know how to draw and count, you can make a diagram of the future product yourself.

If you do not know how to draw and calculate the dimensions of furniture, it is better to contact a specialized company . Here they will not only draw you an ideal diagram of a bed - a typewriter, but will also detail the product on modern machines. After this, you only need to assemble the bed in the correct sequence.

Important : a drawing of the bed is needed from different angles. It should show the bed from all sides.

The bed-machine will consist of the following elements:

• sides (they act as a body);
• a drawer for small items (located on the side of the bed);
• hood (you can place several toy boxes in it);
• slatted bottom.

Optimal bed sizes

A car bed, like its conventional counterpart, must take into account the needs of children in sleeping space. Convenience and comfort are the main conditions for a child’s healthy sleep. The sleeping area should be made at least one meter wide and at least one and a half meters wide, and if you consider that before bedtime parents often need to lie down for a while with their babies, it would be better to increase it to two. This will provide room for growth.

Determining the optimal size of a crib.

Spacious and comfortable crib for a child.

If the car bed you plan to assemble with your own hands will be two-tier, you should take into account the height of the upper floor and ceilings in the room. Incorrect calculations can lead to the distance being too small, and it will be inconvenient for the child to constantly bend over. The sides of the second floor should also be high enough.

Tools

To make furniture at home, you need to prepare supplies and tools. The tools you will need during the work process are:

• 
  electric jigsaw;

• Sander;
• screwdriver;
• drill;
• sandpaper;
• tassels;
• building level;
• Screwdriver Set.

Materials you will need :

• laminated chipboard;
• beam;
• plywood;
• pencil and ruler;
• screws and fasteners;
• non-toxic paints and varnishes.

How to do

First, you should take care of the detailing of the product . This can be done in a specialized company or on your own, armed with an electric jigsaw.

Advice : the main details when making a machine bed are the side sides and the front part; they should be given special attention. The front part of the product should be lower than the rest. Then the baby will easily and easily get in and out of the crib.

The bed manufacturing stage is as follows:

1. Using a template, you need to transfer the drawing of the product onto the prepared lumber and cut it out with a jigsaw.
2. All parts are ground, cleaned and holes are made for screws and fittings.
3. The finished parts are painted . For these purposes, you can use stain, varnish or paint. If the bed is made of colorful MDF or chipboard, then this point is skipped.
4. Now we move on to making additional boxes and other decorative components.
5. After this, all prepared parts must be assembled in a certain sequence , armed with a drawing and fastened with self-tapping screws.

Drawings and diagrams

To make a machine bed with your own hands, you will need a detailed drawing, on the basis of which the parts will be created. The design of the bed can include not only a sleeping place, but also additional drawers, shelves, ladders, other details and decorative elements. It is also possible to update the interior of the children's room so that it is more consistent with the changed environment - for example, a rug, a rug with a pattern depicting a road, or photo wallpaper with road signs.

Having decided on the model, you can select similar ready-made drawings on the Internet, or make the calculations yourself by drawing the layout manually, or in any convenient design program.

Drawing of a simple machine bed that you can make yourself.

DIY drawing of a crib 155*70.

Drawing of a design option for a baby crib-car for a boy.

Drawing of a car bed with a convenient drawer.

Another version of the drawing of a machine bed.

One of the techniques is to preliminary draw a template for the future bed on cardboard or paper, so that later you can easily transfer the projection of the details onto the material chosen for the base. A do-it-yourself car bed, the drawings of which have been properly calculated in advance, is much easier to assemble than a creative product made from scratch.

Finishing of children's furniture

After making and assembling the bed, you need to start decorating it. To do this, all elements are cleaned with a grinder or sandpaper and treated with antiseptic compounds. Then there are two options:

1. Paint the bed with stain and varnish in two layers.
2. Paint the product with paints . Some people believe that it is better to paint parts disassembled. Then inconsistencies and minor defects in the product will not be visible.

Important : in order for the paint to apply more evenly, it is better to use a spray bottle rather than simple brushes.

Tip : You can also try making a sand painting table, desk or children's table for your child. Plus, he might like a nice cardboard cabinet.

Caring for a child's bed

A crib made in the form of a car does not require special care, different from ordinary furniture. It should be regularly wiped from dust and dirt with a damp cloth, ventilated and vacuumed the mattress, bedding and internal drawers.

The crib mattress must be periodically ventilated and cleaned of dust.

Making your own car bed is a great way to please your child and transform the interior of your child’s room. It will serve as both a cozy place to sleep and a platform for fun games.

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During the manufacturing process you may end up with a real car: