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Old 09-14-2006, 09:58 PM   #3
FreshAir
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Originally Posted by dmadam
I am making a new rear bed twin mattres. But since I gave away both my mattresses I now need a pattern for the corner curve. Any one have an idea for the easiest way or someone set the mattress on a paper and trace the corner.

David
I just went out to our '66 Tradewind twin mattresses. I took with me a one gallon paint can to which it's diameter is a little over 6 1/2" The can fits fairly good into the curve of the mattress corner. You could place such a can onto and into the square corner of a piece of cardboard and trace it. Pull the can out from the corner a bit. The matress radius is not sharp so when you trace the can bring your marker out to meet the 2 90 degree sides. I'm sure this will not need to be brain surgery accurate.

Neil.
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