Hi all, I just completed building kitchen cabinets for a friend and all that
is left to do is install the toekicks after the floor goes in. Is there
hardware available that allows the toekick to be removed for
maintenace/cleaning? I thought about using rare earth magnets but they may
not be strong enough. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Gene
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I think you are on to an idea. I've used the rare earth magnets to hold a door
on my table saw. Why not make up a test panel and try them.
Another idea would be to use some of the really small headed trim screws. You
wouldn't need many of them, and on a toe kick, they wouldn't be very
noticeable. They could even be installed near the top.
I don't know what they would be called. But, I have some big stereo speakers
with removable cloth covers, they have a type of male and female plastic plugs
in each coner for "popping" off the covers. This might be an option.
Gene T wrote:
> Hi all, I just completed building kitchen cabinets for a friend and all that
> is left to do is install the toekicks after the floor goes in. Is there
> hardware available that allows the toekick to be removed for
> maintenace/cleaning? I thought about using rare earth magnets but they may
> not be strong enough. Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Gene
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> Hi all, I just completed building kitchen cabinets for a friend and all
that
> is left to do is install the toekicks after the floor goes in. Is there
> hardware available that allows the toekick to be removed for
> maintenace/cleaning? I thought about using rare earth magnets but they
may
> not be strong enough. Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Gene
The magnets sound like a good idea if you are making the toe kicks out of
wood and one of these magnets about every 2' or so should be plenty strong
and long as the toe kick is setting on the floor and the magnets only
function is to keep the kicks in place and....
In article <[email protected]>, "Gene T" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi all, I just completed building kitchen cabinets for a friend and all that
>is left to do is install the toekicks after the floor goes in. Is there
>hardware available that allows the toekick to be removed for
>maintenace/cleaning? I thought about using rare earth magnets but they may
>not be strong enough. Any ideas?
http://www.cabinetmaking.com/hardware.html then scroll down to "cabinet legs"
http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/showdetl.
cfm?offerings_id=5217&objectgroup_id=91&catid=28
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David Chamberlain wrote:
> I built drawers and used plastic wheels designed for under-bed
> storgae. Rockler has them. The drawers were incredibly handy and the
> custom kitchen was the main buying point for the first family that
> saw my home.
Interesting idea. Don't they get lots of dust & pet hair in them?
-- Mark
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 10:36:36 GMT, "Gene T" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Hi all, I just completed building kitchen cabinets for a friend and all that
>is left to do is install the toekicks after the floor goes in. Is there
>hardware available that allows the toekick to be removed for
>maintenace/cleaning? I thought about using rare earth magnets but they may
>not be strong enough. Any ideas?
>Thanks,
>Gene
You could leave them loose. Mine have been like that for 30 years.
Gene, I saw in an article or ?? where they put real skinny (2-1/2 ~ 3")
drawers where the toe kicks go. Great place for cookie sheets etc. Just a
thought.
Erik
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> Hi all, I just completed building kitchen cabinets for a friend and all
that
> is left to do is install the toekicks after the floor goes in. Is there
> hardware available that allows the toekick to be removed for
> maintenace/cleaning? I thought about using rare earth magnets but they
may
> not be strong enough. Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Gene
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ROFLMAO - Yes, I never thought of THAT problem.
Erik
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> > Gene, I saw in an article or ?? where they put real skinny (2-1/2 ~ 3")
> > drawers where the toe kicks go. Great place for cookie sheets etc. Just
a
> > thought.
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I built drawers and used plastic wheels designed for under-bed storgae.
Rockler has them. The drawers were incredibly handy and the custom kitchen
was the main buying point for the first family that saw my home.
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> > "Erik Ahrens" wrote in message ...
> > > Gene, I saw in an article or ?? where they put real skinny (2-1/2 ~
3")
> > > drawers where the toe kicks go. Great place for cookie sheets etc.
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