3-in-1 Crib plans

CrealBilly

New User
Jeff
Nicely done, but isn't that floor a little hard to sleep on?

Ha.. I removed the spring frame for finishing.
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MarkE

Mark
Corporate Member
Very nicely done. Did you make the pieces to convert it into a bed down the road? She can use this all the way through adulthood then turn it back into a crib for her children.
 

JackLeg

New User
Reggie
Here's my take on the 3 in 1 plans in sawmill white ash and cherry, mineral oil and bees wax finish. Its soild and heavy, I told my daughter and son in law, if a tornado, flip over the crib and get inside :)

BTW Products America went out of business. Lucky I'm re-using the spring frame from a previous one made. The bolts and threaded inserts can be found on amazon.

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The 3 in 1 plans were used for pretty pictures and a few measurements only. As you can see I didn't follow them or I would still be making the crib. Those instructions are something else...
Nice work, Mr. Mills!
 

CrealBilly

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Jeff
Very nicely done. Did you make the pieces to convert it into a bed down the road? She can use this all the way through adulthood then turn it back into a crib for her children.

I have all the pieces cut for the toddler bed conversion. The full bed conversion is simpler, just two 6" wide long boards, a ledge and a few slats. I already have the holes drilled in the posts for both the crib/toddler bed 52 7/8" on center and the full bed 54 7/8" on center.

The M6 100mm barrel bolts are a bit of a challenge... My son and I did the barrel bolts/nuts. He drilled the holes and I CA glued little 1/8" dowels to the end of the barrel nut and packed the hole with silicone after the bolt and nut was aligned and tight. Remove the 1/8" dowel before packing the hole with silicone. Allow the silicone to dry before unscrewing the bolt, it worked very well. Also I ground the end of the bolt with a belt sander to a bit of a point, it also helps with the alignment. We used 1/4" and 7/16 bits and my dowel-it jig to drill the holes.

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The threaded inserts were a cakewalk this time because they were not metric. I ordered 1/4-20 1/2" long inserts and they threaded Right into both the ash and cherry like they should with a 3/8" diameter 1/2" deep hole.

I'm off to get a buffing pad for my drill to buff out the beeswax then deliver the crib.

It was a fun project it just takes some time, before it all comes together. I like the raised panel headboard better than the slatted headboard they have in the plans.
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MarkE

Mark
Corporate Member
The M6 100mm barrel bolts are a bit of a challenge... My son and I did the barrel bolts/nuts. He drilled the holes and I CA glued little 1/8" dowels to the end of the barrel nut and packed the hole with silicone after the bolt and nut was aligned and tight. Remove the 1/8" dowel before packing the hole with silicone. Allow the silicone to dry before unscrewing the bolt, it worked very well. Also I ground the end of the bolt with a belt sander to a bit of a point, it also helps with the alignment. We used 1/4" and 7/16 bits and my dowel-it jig to drill the holes.

Great idea. I have made a couple of these convertible crib/beds and the barrel bolts were such a PITA.
 

CrealBilly

New User
Jeff
Great idea. I have made a couple of these convertible crib/beds and the barrel bolts were such a PITA.

That they are... But they make for a clean looking connection. I suppose you could counter sink lag bolts and use button plugs also but that seems to be just as much work as the barrel bolts and would look much uglier.
 
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JimD

Jim
Senior User
All my beds in the last 20 years plus have been platform beds. The plans from Wood had that as an option so that is what I did. I would have probably done it even if they didn't have that as an option.
 

CrealBilly

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Jeff
All my beds in the last 20 years plus have been platform beds. The plans from Wood had that as an option so that is what I did. I would have probably done it even if they didn't have that as an option.

OK I'll bite... @JimD What's a platform bed? I seen rope beds and beds that don't need a box spring. I sleep on a converted California king waterbed that has a regular mattress, instead of a water mattress. The regular mattress is over top of a plywood "platform", that would normally support the water mattress. It that considered a platform bed?
 
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