Cot for the newborn with their hands

for each family appearance of the baby is a welcome holiday.And like any holiday, preparing for this event begins in advance.In order for a new member of the family was provided with everything you need to spend a large sum at once, and young families often experience financial difficulties.Therefore, for the sake of saving money, some items child's room can be made of the situation with his own, such as a cot.

Classification of beds for newborns

There are several basic models of cots for babies.Photos of some of them are listed in this article.Consider every detail:

• classic model.It is practical and convenient, suitable for any interior.In this crib front rim can be lowered and raised.When it is omitted, the baby convenient to take and put, carry with it any procedures.And when the baby is left alone, it is possible to raise the rim to avoid accidental loss of his bed.As a child reaching older crib can be converted into a small sofa, quite simply removing the rim.Sometimes classical model is equipped with wheels that can be removed and turn the bed in the cradle, if necessary, due to the special design of the feet.It may be a child up to three years.

• Cradle.This model will serve a maximum of six months, asAt that age kids begin to sit down and try to sit up in bed.In this connection, there is the danger of falling out of the cradle, because she has small bumpers.Among its advantages are small size and weight, which makes it possible to move my mother constantly baby where it is engaged in the affairs.Also, the crib is usually very elegant, but because of its small size, the child is inside, feels comfortable and safe.

• Bed-arena.This model is versatile and very easy to use.It is lightweight and easy to fold, which makes it possible to transport it easily, for example, to the country or to visit.Serve this bed is quite a long time due to the fact that its bottom can be fixed at different levels.When the child is still small, the bottom can be mounted higher up, it was convenient to take it, and when he grows up and starts to get up on your feet, then you can omit the bottom of the post.In such a bed baby can not only relax, but also to play both conventional arena.Its design is somewhat similar with the classic.

• Bed-transformer.It is a multifunctional complex that includes a bed, changing table and bedside table.Often between the floor and the bottom of the bed linen is provided box.This model is very good for small rooms, becauseIt saves space.Some transformers are designed so that they can be converted from a cot in adolescence and thus to prolong the service life of 10-12 years.

This article will show you how to make his own baby cots.For newborns, we decided to choose the classical model, sinceit may be suitable for most interiors, and it is very easy arranged.The technology of its manufacture can absorb anyone.

From what material is best to make a crib for a newborn with his own hands?

only one acceptable answer to this question exists - from natural!Furniture for children, and indeed all the things with which it comes into contact, must be environmentally friendly, does not emit harmful substances.Sometimes, during teething, toddler chews handrails and rungs bed, and if they are made from some toxic plastic, then he can easily get poisoned.For the same reasons, it is not necessary to cover the parts painted bed, lacquer, different impregnation.

As a material, you can select different types of wood.From the selected species will depend on the quality of future products.

Often cribs are made of pine and aspen.They are inexpensive, and therefore very popular.But by opting for these materials need to understand that they are very soft and scratches on the product can appear quickly.

tougher, but also more expensive, are beech and birch.Crib from their wood will last a long time and keep the beauty of appearance and rich texture.So they are almost impossible to mechanical damage, which is a very useful feature in the first place for children's furniture.

safety a cot Requirements

Even if you choose environmentally friendly materials for the manufacture of cribs and rejected the idea of ​​her painting, it is still the product may pose a threat, if not observed Safety:

• all fasteners mustgo deeply into the wood.If they bulge, the child may be injured;

• own design details must fit tightly to each other, there should be no cracks and gaps between them;

• design crib for a newborn should not include any of the small and poorly fixed objects, which can be torn off and swallowed;

• crib must be stable, all the feet touch the floor.The kid should not be able to shake her own;

• bumpers should be high enough to prevent any loss of the child, who stood on the legs;

• distance between the perch and the slats should not exceed 6 cm Otherwise, the baby can slip between the head and injured.;

• themselves rods, perch and other parts of the structure must be perfectly polished.The presence of roughness and the more splinters inadmissible;

• crib should not have sharp edges, corners and creative cuts, hitting the kid who could be injured or bruised;

• dipping rim in the lower position should be at least 10 cm rise above the mattress to turning over in his sleep, the child is not dropped.

tools and materials that will be required to work

• hammer;

• jigsaw;

• machine for polishing wooden surfaces;

• level, tape measure;

• file with a large notch;

• tools for woodworking;

• milling machine and a set of cutters;

• device for clamping assembled parts - Clamp;

• drill and drill bits;

• mattress size 120x60 cm;

• bars with a section of 5x3 cm;

• board 4 cm thick;

• rack with cross-section of 2x2 cm (it is desirable that they are made of hard wood);

• fasteners;

• epoxy adhesive;

• decorative caps;

• sheet of plywood in the thickness of 3-4 mm;

• furniture connecting corners;

• nails 2 cm.

instructions for the manufacture of cribs

If you want to make a complex model of cots for babies, drawings need necessarily, but in our case, we can do without them, becausethis model is very simple.

The first step is to buy a mattress, because it of its size, we will make a start by making a crib.By the choice should be approached very responsibly, because it will affect the quality of posture baby, the development of his musculoskeletal system, rest and recuperation, etc.In our case this mattress having a filling of coconut fibers, the size of 120x60 cm.

Next, determine what will be the bed length and width, starting from the mattress sizes.The height of the skirting, counting from the floor, will be equal to 90 cm higher backrests we do -. 110 cm from the floor.

very bed should be positioned at a height above the floor, at which kid 2-3 years old will be able to freely climb on it.This is usually 30-34 cm.

distance between the vertical slats in the sides and the backside of the bed should be 11-12 cm, not more.

Manufacture of composite parts of the structure:

• harness sides and backs making of the boards, which are processed using woodworking equipment.Width - 7 cm, thickness - 3.5 cm;

• to make lager, which mattress will be put later, take six boards with a cross section 5x3 cm. In order to produce a single stud frame hollow spike in long bars make holes 2.5 cm in depth.To speed up the process and avoid errors, immediately put the mark on the same detail.If there is no slotting machine, the nest can be drilled and then finalize with a chisel or a manual milling machine.

• length cross bars can be calculated by a simple formula: subtract 60 cm width of two boards and to this we add the number two slot depth;

• at both edges of the boards with dark make-zaplechnikami spikes, applying for through the thorn bundles.Spikes can be cut by a saw blade adjustable entry height.saw the exits is determined, starting from the socket parameters.It is necessary that at both edges of the timber was a thorn in thickness coincides with the size of the nest.The same is done on identical items and remove the stopper.Excess wood cut away by means of a saw.Using a rasp, completely customize the size of the spike at the nest;

• parts are loungers on Wyman while strictly ensuring that the corners were straight;

• to make a back frame crib, you need to calculate its width by the following formula: to 60 cm thickness to add on two sides and then another 2 cm back frame assembly takes place on the 2.5 cm spike;.

• formula to calculate the length of the cross members is as follows: from the back width subtract two foot of the bed width and add the length of two stud.Lower diameter should be placed at such a level that it has closed the frame loungers located in the lower position;

• to manufacture rods for bed, take the rack with cross-section 2x2 cm. Attach them to the crossbars backs and sides, single hollow spike.Openings in the cross pieces 2 cm in depth were drilled drill 16 mm.The gap between them must be equal to 10 cm;

• when the backrest frame is assembled, counting the length of the rods, we add it to the double length of the stud.Spikes do the same manner as described above.Before all the components of the crib will be gathered together, they must be carefully sanded and rounded rasp all sharp corners and edges;

• further glue Clamps on all parts of the back, while carefully watching the squareness;

• now need to make the bed side.Their sizes vary.The lower crossbars backs should dock with the lower transverse beams boards.Tailgate equal length loungers plus 1 cm high rim is 90 cm minus the height of the lower cross back straps.;

• to get on the front rim of the bar to shoot, it is necessary that the length of his perches was 15 cm shorter than the length of perches second side;

• thorns they do on the same principle as in the backside.All items grind, rounded corners;

• glue on the rim Clamps, making sure that the constituent parts were placed strictly perpendicular to each other;

• front board has the same length as the back, and it is equal to the width of 7 cm Removable strip along the length of a side must be equal to the bed, and the width -.. 5 cm at its ends grooves depth should be 1-1.5 cm;

• the next stage assemble together the back and side of the product with screws 8-10 cm. We embed lounger 2-3 mm spacers, keeping the symmetry with the mean back line, mark the points of contact between the backs and sides.After the counting is made, remove the pads (they were needed to ensure the free movement of the lounger within a common framework).Focusing on a given layout, drill holes through the five millimeter, two pieces for each point of contact;

• on the same level as the long edge of the board have to shoot the bar, mark the points of contact with the back and fasten the clips.Eraser fix the bar on the outer side, for this drill-holes in the top of its diameter and in the bar.Next, a thicker drill bit expanding openings for hiding fixing gum (diameter must match the plastic plugs);

• on completion, was covered with plywood 0.3-0.4 cm bed and attach it with small nails.