I plan to build a curio display cabinet for my wife. We have seen a few
lately that use a one-piece sliding wood/glass front door panel that slides
off to the side of the cabinet in lieu of hinged doors. When opened the
front panel of the cabinet is actually suspended, on the slide, nearly all
the way to the side of the cabinet. This approach provides better
visibility of the contents and is kinda unique. We have also seen a
variation where one end slides out toward the front on similar slides.
My first thought was that the slides were a special hardware item. In
surfing for hardware I have found a few horizontal door slides (Rockler, for
example) that really do not look like those we have seen installed.
However, some heavy duty drawer slides that I have seen look a lot like the
ones we saw installed in an Amish cabinet this weekend. Has anyone used the
lateral sliding doors in a cabinet? Is the hardware unique or standard
drawer hardware?
Thanks
RonB
I just finished a curio cabinet with no hardware at all. I wanted a
nice clean look. When we thought about it we realized that my wife
would put the items in and then rarely need to open the cabinet.
I made the entire front removeable. It slips into a pocket formed at
the top by a cornice moulding and two pins drop into fitted holes at
the bottom. The weight of the glass and rabbetts on the sides hold the
front in place and effectively seal it. Yes it is a bit heavy to lift
out but its easily done and then replaced.
The ones I have seen "appear" to be standard "extra heavy duty"
Accurdide drawer slides. I would think a 200# version would be
plenty for a curio door.
Make the door "before" you order the slide and get a handle on the
weight issue.
Don't forget to make the rails big enough to handle the width of the slide.
I forgot to look but how is the bottom of the door working ????
I would think about building a "protype" before I committed to the
real deal.
RonB wrote:
> I plan to build a curio display cabinet for my wife. We have seen a few
> lately that use a one-piece sliding wood/glass front door panel that slides
> off to the side of the cabinet in lieu of hinged doors. When opened the
> front panel of the cabinet is actually suspended, on the slide, nearly all
> the way to the side of the cabinet.
"Pat Barber" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The ones I have seen "appear" to be standard "extra heavy duty"
> Accurdide drawer slides. I would think a 200# version would be
> plenty for a curio door.
>
> Make the door "before" you order the slide and get a handle on the weight
> issue.
>
Agree - this is going to require fairly sturdy slides. I am going to try to
build the cabinet in a similar style as an antique side-by-side that is in
the same part of our home. This will call for beveled glass in the door.
> I forgot to look but how is the bottom of the door working ????
The ones we have seen appear to have the same slide at top and bottom.
> I would think about building a "protype" before I committed to the
> real deal.
Agreed - a prototype or mockup would probably keep the air in my shop
cleaner when it came time to put the real one together.
Thanks
RonB