I cut a pet opening at the bottom of a preformed 6 panel hollow core door
which is 9" wide and tapers to an oval shape at the top with a total height
of 12". I would like to glue a thin strip of wood to cover the hollow
opening then complete the door with paint. What would be my best option to
shape a strip of wood to accomplish my task?
Thank you
On Oct 5, 5:26=A0pm, "SBH" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Luigi Zanasi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:5303e3f4-cb8e-4a6a-96cc-34018c8c7652@m33g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
> On Sep 28, 5:11 pm, "SBH" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I cut a pet opening at the bottom of a preformed 6 panel hollow core do=
or
> > which is 9" wide and tapers to an oval shape at the top with a total
> > height
> > of 12". I would like to glue a thin strip of wood to cover the hollow
> > opening then complete the door with paint. What would be my best option=
to
> > shape a strip of wood to accomplish my task?
>
> > Thank you
>
> I wouldn't use a thin strip but rather a rectangular piece of wood the
> thickness of the door minus the skins, and maybe 2 or 3 inches wide.
> slip in inside the door, glue it & cut it the same way you cut the
> original opening.
>
> I hope this is clear.
>
> Luigi
>
> In all honesty, I actually had to read this several times to grasp the
> concept. Then it hit me...damn that hurt. I like this idea and wondering
> once the word is inside the hollow core, shouldn't I be able to route it
> flush with a trim or pattern router bit?
Sorry I was unclear. But don't take it badly; I was the only one of
ten or so responses to think laterally. I have had many duh! moments
when someone pointed out an easy and obvious way of doing something
when I was considering doing it the hard way. Glad I was able to help
this time.
A trim/pattern bit on the opening might not work well as you have only
about 1/8" thickness (I assume). Maybe you need to make a template.
Luigi
"Luigi Zanasi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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On Sep 28, 5:11 pm, "SBH" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I cut a pet opening at the bottom of a preformed 6 panel hollow core door
> which is 9" wide and tapers to an oval shape at the top with a total
> height
> of 12". I would like to glue a thin strip of wood to cover the hollow
> opening then complete the door with paint. What would be my best option to
> shape a strip of wood to accomplish my task?
>
> Thank you
I wouldn't use a thin strip but rather a rectangular piece of wood the
thickness of the door minus the skins, and maybe 2 or 3 inches wide.
slip in inside the door, glue it & cut it the same way you cut the
original opening.
I hope this is clear.
Luigi
In all honesty, I actually had to read this several times to grasp the
concept. Then it hit me...damn that hurt. I like this idea and wondering
once the word is inside the hollow core, shouldn't I be able to route it
flush with a trim or pattern router bit?
In news:[email protected],
SBH <[email protected]>spewed forth:
> I cut a pet opening at the bottom of a preformed 6 panel hollow core
> door which is 9" wide and tapers to an oval shape at the top with a
> total height of 12". I would like to glue a thin strip of wood to
> cover the hollow opening then complete the door with paint. What
> would be my best option to shape a strip of wood to accomplish my
> task?
> Thank you
even though its a small job, I'd just get a 3/8 sheet of bendable plywood
and laminate 2 pieces together
I guarantee you'll find lots of other things to use up the leftover<g>
jmo
<snip>
> You may be able to use a piece of PVC board and plane it down or make a
> few kerfs cuts in the back to get it to bend to fit your arch. You could
> run a groove along the back of the board so it would fit into the opening
> created by the hollow door with a little overhang on both sides of the
> slot.
>
> Larry C
That should say groove on both side of the back
On Sep 28, 5:11=A0pm, "SBH" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I cut a pet opening at the bottom of a preformed 6 panel hollow core door
> which is 9" wide and tapers to an oval shape at the top with a total heig=
ht
> of 12". I would like to glue a thin strip of wood to cover the hollow
> opening then complete the door with paint. What would be my best option t=
o
> shape =A0a strip of wood to accomplish my task?
>
> Thank you
I wouldn't use a thin strip but rather a rectangular piece of wood the
thickness of the door minus the skins, and maybe 2 or 3 inches wide.
slip in inside the door, glue it & cut it the same way you cut the
original opening.
I hope this is clear.
Luigi
They say that its the heat, not really the moisture that makes wood easy
to bend, but heating the wood dries it very quickly and that is bad, so
you end up using steam. I (a novice at this) suggest making a simple
male form that is close to your required dimension. Then using a heat
gun or a hair dryer, run the piece back and forth under running hot
water while heating the strip with the heat gun. Then bend the piece
around the form, rubber band it in place, and let it dry for a day or
two. Maybe it won't take that long---. Then put it in place and fasten
it. If you tried to do this with the wood wet, I don't suppose the glue
would work well. Remember to use waterproof glue or epoxy.
Pete Stanaitis
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SBH wrote:
> I cut a pet opening at the bottom of a preformed 6 panel hollow core door
> which is 9" wide and tapers to an oval shape at the top with a total height
> of 12". I would like to glue a thin strip of wood to cover the hollow
> opening then complete the door with paint. What would be my best option to
> shape a strip of wood to accomplish my task?
>
> Thank you
>
>
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>
> I cut a pet opening at the bottom of a preformed 6 panel hollow core door
> which is 9" wide and tapers to an oval shape at the top with a total height
> of 12". I would like to glue a thin strip of wood to cover the hollow
> opening then complete the door with paint. What would be my best option to
> shape a strip of wood to accomplish my task?
>
> Thank you
If you're careful, I don't see why a 1/4 inch thin pine
strip wouldn't bend to those dimensions right off the
lumber yard. I'd glue and borrow Norm Abram's brad nailer
or just use some small finish nails.
s
On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:11:59 -0400, "SBH" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I cut a pet opening at the bottom of a preformed 6 panel hollow core door
>which is 9" wide and tapers to an oval shape at the top with a total height
>of 12". I would like to glue a thin strip of wood to cover the hollow
>opening then complete the door with paint. What would be my best option to
>shape a strip of wood to accomplish my task?
>
>Thank you
>
Depends. If you want the curved strip to be really strong, laminate 2
or 3 pieces using wood glue. Some kinds of wood bend easier than
others and green wood bends the easiest. Or, maybe easier, you can
bandsaw pieces to fit.
Luigi Zanasi wrote:
> On Sep 28, 5:11 pm, "SBH" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I cut a pet opening at the bottom of a preformed 6 panel hollow core door
>> which is 9" wide and tapers to an oval shape at the top with a total height
>> of 12". I would like to glue a thin strip of wood to cover the hollow
>> opening then complete the door with paint. What would be my best option to
>> shape a strip of wood to accomplish my task?
>>
>> Thank you
>
> I wouldn't use a thin strip but rather a rectangular piece of wood the
> thickness of the door minus the skins, and maybe 2 or 3 inches wide.
> slip in inside the door, glue it & cut it the same way you cut the
> original opening.
>
> I hope this is clear.
Clear, and a good call.
If, after doing this, he wants to bend some strips to cover the edge, I
would cut a thin strip(s), heat it (them) up with an iron and bend them
around a form.
--
Jack
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> On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:11:59 -0400, "SBH" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I cut a pet opening at the bottom of a preformed 6 panel hollow core door
>>which is 9" wide and tapers to an oval shape at the top with a total
>>height
>>of 12". I would like to glue a thin strip of wood to cover the hollow
>>opening then complete the door with paint. What would be my best option to
>>shape a strip of wood to accomplish my task?
>>
>>Thank you
>>
>
> Depends. If you want the curved strip to be really strong, laminate 2
> or 3 pieces using wood glue. Some kinds of wood bend easier than
> others and green wood bends the easiest. Or, maybe easier, you can
> bandsaw pieces to fit.
You may be able to use a piece of PVC board and plane it down or make a few
kerfs cuts in the back to get it to bend to fit your arch. You could run a
groove along the back of the board so it would fit into the opening created
by the hollow door with a little overhang on both sides of the slot.
Larry C
SBH wrote:
> I cut a pet opening at the bottom of a preformed 6 panel hollow core
> door which is 9" wide and tapers to an oval shape at the top with a
> total height of 12". I would like to glue a thin strip of wood to
> cover the hollow opening then complete the door with paint. What
> would be my best option to shape a strip of wood to accomplish my
> task?
How thin? A strip of almost anything 1/16 would bend easily enough. If you
need thicker, add more strips to the first.
--
dadiOH
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