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Originally Posted by Dee8go
Have any of you wood workers ever built a Murphy bed? I'm getting ready to build one for my guest bedroom/office and have been looking at kits for the hardware. Some use pistons like car makers use for hatchbacks, etc. Some employ springs. I wondered if any of you had experience with these and if so, which one you used.
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The big dresser that I bought at an estate sale years ago was real thick but didn't seem to have much depth in the drawers. That's when I turned it around and found out it was a Murphy bed on the other side!
It used an 80 lb counterweight and the thing was well-balanced so not difficult to move up or down.
It's kind of bunched up against a wall in a spare room now that's full of books and stuff, so I can't readily take photos, but I think you get the idea.