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My brother is recently having a new house built to better suit his family. I thought an appropriate house gift would be a bunk bed for his 3 year old son. Since my brother is a huge Volkswagen fan, what better than a VW themed bed. After scouring the web for ideas, and not finding anything up to my expectations, I decided to just design my own. This is the end result. I am pleased with how it turned out, and better yet my nephew just loves it.
The inside will be used as a play area here, but it will easily fit a single mattress for when he is old enough to have a friend over for a sleep over. I am designing bench seat futons at the moment.
I didn't start taking pictures until I was 3/4 of the way through the project. Kind of spaced it out to be honest. I will provide illustrations up to the point pictures were started.
I have added the sketchup file I used in the design phase of the project. Some measurements may be off a tiny bit within it.
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I would love to win the Shopbot CNC. I could finally start my home business and produce many of the designs I have created on my computer.
A side note. Using the same basic design of this project, I am sure you could tweak some measurements and convert a boring old bunk bed frame into something great.
The inside will be used as a play area here, but it will easily fit a single mattress for when he is old enough to have a friend over for a sleep over. I am designing bench seat futons at the moment.
I didn't start taking pictures until I was 3/4 of the way through the project. Kind of spaced it out to be honest. I will provide illustrations up to the point pictures were started.
I have added the sketchup file I used in the design phase of the project. Some measurements may be off a tiny bit within it.
If you think this project is deserving, please vote for it in any of the contests it is entered in.
Make it Real Challenge
Shopbot Challenge
I would love to win the Shopbot CNC. I could finally start my home business and produce many of the designs I have created on my computer.
A side note. Using the same basic design of this project, I am sure you could tweak some measurements and convert a boring old bunk bed frame into something great.
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Great design, thanks so much for sharing!
This is great project!! I'm sure it will become an heirloom to be passed from one generation to another..
I too own a VW bus, but have no little ones to build this bed for. May I have permission to share these plans with the members of type2.com? They are a worldwide group of bus owners who share ideas and help each other with bus related problems. Type 2 is the designation VW gave to the bus's engine.
Thanks,
Bob
Of course you can share the bed plans. I hope the group you are a part of enjoys it.
Good luck to you as well.
well done, very well done!
Realmente te felicito y por supuesto que voy a votar por este proyecto!
is the inside floor big enough for a second bunk bed mattress?
I have seen this 'ible linked in quite a few VW forums and people have been trying to determine if it's a splitty or a bay. I originally designed it to be a splitty, but in order to keep the knockdown available I had to sacrifice the piece that would split the front window. Thus making it a splitty with a bay window lol.
I am happy you like it, and I hope you revisit here and post pictures of a finished bus.
Would rather let other people build it and have their little ones enjoy it, more than turn a small profit.
I wanted to make this knockdown to move it easy to move into a room. The way the fasteners are was the solution. Plus it gives the added bonus of making the wheel wells with more depth.
I tested the brackets for strength by flexing one of them. I bolted a bracket to the floor, and using a 6 foot length of pipe I used my weight to make it fail. It did not. A wall attached by itself seems flimsy, but put together as a whole the bed is stronger than any other bunk bed I have come across.