Thread: Antique Cast Iron/Steel Bed for my Daughter

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That came out very nice Ryan. Clever thinking on all the little bits!

I got some more done to the bed frame. I didn't really like the high areas from my tube crimping I did to give a place for the rosettes to mount to. I just used a small ball peen hammer and hammered them flat with little force to not dent the tube. I also forgot about some pinholes on the RH lower portion of the main tube near the bottom. I welded them up and ground/sanded them smooth. I then wire wheeled all the cast pieces and surface rusted areas, and scuffed it with green scotch brite. I had thoughts of body working it and then decided to use some filler primer and run with it. I sprayed sealer/acid etch primer on first, then the filler primer in the areas I did welding/grinding on, and then painted it the marigold yellow the wife and daughter picked out. I let it dry and took it home and put the 2 done pieces in Izzy's bed room. Mom and Izzy love it. I'm just waiting on the rest of the paint to get in so I can finish it for them. Then it'll be time to cut some boards for the mattress and go buy a mattress for it. Then I can check this one off the list.

The only down side is, my wife has been wanting a steel bed frame now. She can't find one she likes so she wants me to build one after seeing how this one turned out. What have I done?

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

The only down side is, my wife has been wanting a steel bed frame now. She can't find one she likes so she wants me to build one after seeing how this one turned out. What have I done?

Sounds like an episode of the Honeymooners..

You are old enough to know about the Honeymooners... aren't you???

Originally Posted by 34_40

Sounds like an episode of the Honeymooners..

You are old enough to know about the Honeymooners... aren't you???

I watched that at my grandparent's house when we went there. It was probably re runs as that was the mid 80's.

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

I watched that at my grandparent's house when we went there. It was probably re runs as that was the mid 80's.

It was, the originals ran in the 50's. When I was in high school we had an Art Carney day in my senior year that I remember well. I did the t shirt, vest, fedora thing like Art while tech came as a gangster.