• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    I’m sorry but you need to put pins through those poles or at least a wooden board beneath the load. I don’t care what the friction is, this won’t hold forever.

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    looks like my mates house. Only downside I see is that you need ventilation on the mattress or it will mold.

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      Yeah. I gotta say I came in here to see what the problem was. These things support a ton of weight and, while it may not be beautiful, it isn’t going anywhere.

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        It’s not a longterm solution. If they could just put a pin through the pole or add a beam to support the weight then it might hold but as is this is far too temporary to be considered safe.

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      Yeah I was expecting them to be zip tied or some shit. I’d do jumping jacks on this zero hesitation as long as it’s supported to a stud.

      I wouldn’t mind some kind of lip around the edge of the board holding the mattress but it’s not gonna go anywhere. That would mostly just be to keep your phone etc from sliding off.

      Lmao I just realized I’m reinventing the jail bunk

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      You gotta drill some vent holes in the plywood so the mattress doesn’t get moldy, but otherwise this is a valid set up

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        I studied mechanical engineering so if I had killed someone with my bed frame then I might have felt some obligation to switch majors.

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            Props on the successful build then. There have been a handful of moments where I’ve cringed in fear while watching a software engineer use power tools.

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    A loft like this is pretty typical in a dorm type situation. Am I missing something else?

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      13 hours ago

      Those are steel scaffolding poles and clamps…even has end caps. As long as the clamps nuts are torqued correctly, that is not anywhere.

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      this isn’t stupid though, it’s effective and practical.

      The old axom however is a flawed notion. If it’s stupid and it works, it’s still stupid and you’re lucky you didn’t hurt yourself.

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    Pitch it as a modular living quarter system repairable under resource-constrained field conditions and any army will buy it (it also simplifies logistics)

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    Judging by the bookshelves, I think you’d bonk your head trying to get into or out of those chairs. The bed would be safe for sleeping but you’d want to be careful about lively activities that might slide the board off to the right of the photo. Given the rest, and the fact it would be a pain to arrange sheets and pillows, that’s probably not going to be an issue, though.