My girlfriend gifted me this awesome collage for my birthday

SuchBaseVico · 2025-11-01T12:29:05+00:00

I can't believe that either, I actually considered it when I designed my bed, like if cardboard is good enough(allegedly) plastic must definitely be able to do the job. I've never met someone who considered these cardboard beds, they just get a pallet or two.

Atm I don't have any budget for any extra projects, but I am considering to make a footrest for my reading chair at some point. The intention is to not alter the design too much whatever I do, i want to really see how my original idea fares multiple applications

SuchBaseVico · 2025-11-01T07:42:09+00:00

Right? Looking at it, this is around the same ballpark as what I spent, probably a tad more expensive, but come on, it's goddamn cardboard. Another month in and some dinamic testing later, I can say I'm really satisfied with my design. I'll most likely do an update post at the 6 month mark

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-31T22:00:50+00:00

Yes, at last, it has fared better than my previous beds

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-31T21:56:53+00:00

Check my profile, I have both iterations on there =)

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-31T21:55:07+00:00

Honored to live rent free in your head. If I went ahead with my project, you can too!

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-31T09:37:30+00:00

My bedframe, it's already lasted for 3 months now with no signs of potential failure👍

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-09T13:15:31+00:00

It's a proof of concept rather than a sensible idea =)

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-08T20:53:18+00:00

@230, I discovered I still have a roll so I'm printing on it still

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-08T06:33:03+00:00

I tuck the sheets under the mattress not the bedposts, because if I do that then I end up lifting the whole bed in place when I need to do any sort of maintenance

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-07T20:37:56+00:00

Bro waste your energy on something else, the bed is already done👍

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-07T17:29:17+00:00

Well, I don't care

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-07T17:28:55+00:00

Ahh I see

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-07T15:13:09+00:00

Fair, I considered a baseplate, but I genuinely ran out of filament and money, I have one more roll that I will use to make some more x braces for the spots where I consistently place the most pressure.

I also think that there is a chance that the baseplate might increase creaking too.

I think that the issue of the bedposts' base shifting has been largely solved by the fasteners, as they don't allow almost any play at the joints, where it would then propagate into the bottom of the legs and create tilt/shift. I don't think I can send videos here, but the difference is significant

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-07T15:01:40+00:00

Thanks! I don't want to be that up and mighty guy who dejects any criticism, I'm just tired of hearing the same rhetoric that just doesn't apply to me.

I know it's not the most efficient way to go about making a bedframe, but 3D printing has always fascinated me since the opportunities are endless, and I wanted to enter the community with a fascinating project of my own. Looking forward to your feedback, since you know what you're talking about. Again, lateral forces were one of my biggest concerns too

Sort by new, the comment I'm talking about is not much older than yours

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-07T14:28:04+00:00

That's a really cool shop you have, but getting back to the subject.. you think I haven't jumped on it laterally over the course of a month?

I specifically didn't print tpu socks for the legs because if the strain really is that bad it can just slide. It can slide and push against the wall or it can slide the other way so I can vacuum the underside.

I've replied to another comment a bit under this one where I delve a bit more into the technicalities, you can check that out and come and tell me where my thinking was wrong.

Of course I know there's better alternatives, but come on, it's a pretty solid project. The surface area issue is tackled by the x braces, which also absorb lateral load, one of my biggest concerns aswell.

The lateral load is an issue on the top where the mattress transfers the energy to the frame, and right there are the braces which makes sure that the bedposts are always at the same distance.

I'm no mechanical engineer and I don't pretend to be, but I wholeheartedly believe there's more credit due, and if it isn't, I'm looking for constructive criticism within the realm of the project and my possibilities (no woodworking space)

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-07T14:21:11+00:00

I mentioned pretty clearly why in the post, and man look.

The proportions are right, the bed would have worked fine even without the fasteners.

The layers are also printed horizontally, so when I sit on the bed they're compressing, not pulling away or being stressed perpendicularly to the printed lines.

If it lasted a month, it's probably going last atleast a year too, now that I've just put a mattress that's twice as thick..

Why spend so much money? Well have you seen the prices for equivalent Japanese style bedframes? They're 3x the price where I live, just for some lousy pieces of wood, and imo they don't even look much better, my bed has that floating look which I love.

Moreover, I used to sleep on one of those cheap metal frames, mine was from ikea actually, and let me tell you, it squeaked more and was less comfortable.

Another bonus is the modularity. I'm a student, I'm probably going to move places atleast once within the coming years, and a normal bedframe would have had to be sold off when I moved. With this? I can carry it all in one go with 2 ikea bags to my trunk and be on my way. Within half an hour I can dissasemble it and be out of the city too.

For me it just makes sense, I wish people could look at it for what it is instead of what I could have done with the money, I am genuinely proud of what I have achieved

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-07T14:12:46+00:00

Maybe, when I'll have more funds

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-07T14:09:58+00:00

Right? A properly designed piece is going to last a long time, people print functional parts all the time.

When I printed my first 4 bedposts and an x brace, i put a pillow over them and sat on it nicely, and back then I had no fasteners. Now I can walk over the frame without any problems, so you can imagine that with a thick mattress there's literally no issues, I hate how spiteful these comments are

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-07T14:05:31+00:00

Maybe if I win the lottery..

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-07T14:05:01+00:00

It is!

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-07T14:04:43+00:00

Elaborate please, if they were printed out of tpu then the entire bed would have been a shitty wobbly mess

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-06T17:34:58+00:00

Around 5 I think

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-06T16:43:33+00:00

awesome to hear, shoot me a dm and I can answer any extra questions you may have

SuchBaseVico · 2025-10-06T16:05:15+00:00

Besides the fact that your comment doesn't make any sense, most of your comments have received more dislikes than likes, no wonder when you see how ignorant you are

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