OK, I am close to making the fatal choice. Your recommendation is critical and the fact that Woodworker’s Supply recommends it also is good. The only reluctance I have is over the piston drive. At http://www.murphybedhardware.com there is a spring driven model. It is more expensive but has a frame. My concern is about life expectancy and repairs and parts. If the pistons are standard issue stock then there is no problem. If they are custom it is hard to replace them. Pistons fail rarely; hinges fail never. True or false?

RJB

Thanks for the question. For your first build, i would reccomend the Create-A-Bed hardware kit. It mounts to the wall easily and is very straight forward to build and install. The hardware kit come with an a detailed set of plans and an assembly guide. their website is http://www.wallbed.com

Brad Ross

I am a relatively competent amateur cabinet maker who is about to design, make and install his first murphy bed. The only constraints are that it must be a single (AKA twin) bed and it must attach to the wall, not the floor (it is in a 6 th floor condo and the floor is cement). My main question is where the best hardware mechanism can be found

Thanks

RJB