build CPAP-machine in an cabinet for quieter night, with pic

I remember seeing a post, back a few months ago, about a company that makes cpap nightstands.... found the website---quite expensive!! http://www.cpaphideaway.com/index.html

That's about right for plywood and hardwood construction. If they were stamped out of paper-coated (veneered) particleboard and screwed together like the knock-down cabinets you get from Ho-De-Po or Ikea, they'd be cheaper, but they wouldn't last.

It's hard for a cabinetmaker to compete on the basis of price these days. When the time comes I'm hoping to supplement my retirement for as long as I can building cabinets, however I don't have any illusions that I can make a living at it. So I'm thinking of it as sort of a hobby.

I like the idea of the hatch in the side of the cabinet.

That hatch on the side might be a hazard unless it opens 180 degrees and hangs straight down. If it sticks out sideways toward the bed at that height, one is liable to slam a hand or arm into it while turning over.

It looks like a good idea, and well executed, too!

A few thoughts on other things to include, if possible:

- Shelf with xpap could include a small box to hold commonly used supplies such as spare filters, a spare mask, mask wipes, saline nasal spray, etc.

- would it be possible to fit a back up battery in the bottom shelf? Complete with charger.

Slartybartfast wrote:That's about right for plywood and hardwood construction. If they were stamped out of paper-coated (veneered) particleboard and screwed together like the knock-down cabinets you get from Ho-De-Po or Ikea, they'd be cheaper, but they wouldn't last.

It's hard for a cabinetmaker to compete on the basis of price these days. When the time comes I'm hoping to supplement my retirement for as long as I can building cabinets, however I don't have any illusions that I can make a living at it. So I'm thinking of it as sort of a hobby.

I like the idea of the hatch in the side of the cabinet.

I am so disappointed that you didn't use any duct tape on your design. It just doesn't seem right to me some how.

Good comments, though while I resemble Red Green in a number of ways, and admire his character immensely for being a real hard core Do-It-Yerselfer, I don't know about the duct tape. Friends were joking with me about modding a ShopVac instead of buying an off-the-shelf CPAP. Although if I ever decide I want to get a bikini wax job, I think I might give it a try.

Re: the hatch, yes that would have to be done right. Mebbe a sliding panel would be safer.

And re: the shelf, full extension metal drawer guides would be the thing. Slide it out, pop the card out the back, fill the reservoir, change a filter, whatever you need. Then slide it back in and you're ready to snore, er, snooze.

Computer uninterruptable power supply (UPS) would be handy in case of power failures. Even a modest sized one would power a CPAP for several hours and filter the mains power in case of power spikes, etc. There's plenty of room for all that in even a small nightstand.

Just came back from dinner with the kids and stopped in a furniture store next door to the restaurant. The place featured Stickley furniture. Nightstand was $1500. Nice piece of reproduction Stickley/Mission style furniture, but in THIS economy? I don't know.

Slartybartfast wrote:

Babette wrote:If anyone in Western Washington steals this idea, and begins selling these out of their van by the side of the road, send the intersection. I'd buy one.
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My wife lives in Gig Harbor, and I just moved most of my woodworking tools there. I'm planning on retiring there as soon as my kids are in college. So now I can make sawdust in two states.

Seriously, though, a simple nightstand with a deep drawer or cabinet is all one needs. The machine, mask, hose and power supply can all be kept in there. The mask can hang on a screw-in hook inside the cabinet, and nobody has to know you have a CPAP machine.

For my own part, I have to do something to get my CPAP machine off the chair next to my bed.

Well, I can see, you are in yourself makers, like me.

Regards,
Astrophytum

Slartybartfast wrote:

Astrophytum wrote:
Ok, and how many watts need the powersupply in standby mode?

That's a good question. I have my computer, monitor, printer, and some audio editing equipment plugged into a power strip that is monitored by a Kill-a-Watt and I was surprised that everything together uses 21 watts just sitting there in standby mode. That doesn't seem like much, but when you consider telephones, telephone answering machines, cable boxes, DSL modems, it adds up to a lot of unnecessary wasted energy.

I guess I'll be adding a switch to the back of my table, too!

Oh, yes! If you have one device in standby-mode, thats ok. But, you are in right, we have many things that need power or better engerie every time, also in standby-mode. And then, seen in total, the needet power is high! So I use in my house 'radiocontrolled powerswitches'. (I hope youre understand 'radiocontrolled powerswitches') So I save enegry when I not watch TV, use the PC and so on - if I not use this devices, there are separated completly from the electricity. When I would like to watch TV, for exsample, I prees button 3 on remotcontrol, the power switches on at wall outlet whre TV, Sat-Box is, and TV, SAT-Box are starting itself. Also by my computer. Here i use the feature in BIOS of computer: Power on after power loss. Well, I press button 1 on remotecontrol and my PC, monitor, printer get power and the PC startup itselfs, the is need to press the power button on PC.

That is very comfortable and save Energie and Money!


Regards,
Astrophytum