Welded Metal Bed Frame

In my quest to find new and different sources of cheap steel to weld on i came across some steel bed frames the local goodwill store.

Welded metal bed frame.

Yep that and certain grades of rebar that don t weld well. Weld the top bed frame metal into a rectangle with the shelf edge facing inside the frame like a big metal bowl. I was quoted a price of 10 per frame but one frame should have just shy of 20ft of brown powdercoated angle iron. Of course all the welds appeared to be done with a harbor freight flux core welder.

I intentionally designed the side pieces one and a half inches too long so that the side piece will protrude from the rectangle on the left front and the right rear corner of the table top. I defy anyone to tell where i got it. Over the years i ve had several bed frames angle iron given to me to use in projects. See more ideas about metal beds furniture steel furniture.

I ve always had bad experience with the stuff. Is there something unique to the material that makes it unsuitable for fabrication or something other than bed frames. It s hard to cut or drill and it doesn t seem to weld worth a flip either.