Hi all:
Thank you for the feedback on my earlier questions about making the
bi-fold doors out of MDF. I am still thinking of what to do. While I
have been looking at my options another question arose. How THICK
should the wood be. I had been thinking of using 3/4 in thick wood but
one of the people at a local lumberyard said he thought they should be 1
in to 1 1/4 in thick. If I use wood that thick what do I use for router
bits to cut the rails and stiles. My bits are for 3/4 in wood. Do I
need to invest in a bigger set of bits or am I safe with the thinner
wood? The doors will be about 79" tall by about 17 1/2 in wide and I am
attempting to make four of them.
Richard
Richard Shelson wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> Thank you for the feedback on my earlier questions about making the
> bi-fold doors out of MDF. I am still thinking of what to do. While I
> have been looking at my options another question arose. How THICK
> should the wood be. I had been thinking of using 3/4 in thick wood but
> one of the people at a local lumberyard said he thought they should be 1
> in to 1 1/4 in thick. If I use wood that thick what do I use for router
> bits to cut the rails and stiles. My bits are for 3/4 in wood. Do I
> need to invest in a bigger set of bits or am I safe with the thinner
> wood? The doors will be about 79" tall by about 17 1/2 in wide and I am
> attempting to make four of them.
>
> Richard
I've had no problems with the 3/4" bi-fold doors I've made but the maximum
door width was 24" (12" wide panels).
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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Thanks for the advice. I DO have a prototype started but my router
broke down and that stalled me. It is back from the repair shop and
ready to roll. I'll tell how they turn out.
Richard
patriarch < wrote:
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>>Hi all:
>>
>>Thank you for the feedback on my earlier questions about making the
>>bi-fold doors out of MDF. I am still thinking of what to do. While I
>>have been looking at my options another question arose. How THICK
>>should the wood be. I had been thinking of using 3/4 in thick wood but
>>one of the people at a local lumberyard said he thought they should be 1
>>in to 1 1/4 in thick. If I use wood that thick what do I use for router
>>bits to cut the rails and stiles. My bits are for 3/4 in wood. Do I
>>need to invest in a bigger set of bits or am I safe with the thinner
>>wood? The doors will be about 79" tall by about 17 1/2 in wide and I am
>>attempting to make four of them.
>>
>>Richard
>>
>>
>>
>
>Richard, it's time to dive in, and make a prototype with what you have.
>See if you like it. More importantly, see if SWMBO likes it. Just make
>one, and see if you think it's strong enough. light enough, smooth enough,
>good enough looking for the room you want to use it in.
>
>You'll learn more by practicing on $20 worth of stock than any of the
>experts here can share with you. And you're going to have to practice
>anyway. That's why many table plans, for first time builders, say to make
>at least 5 legs....
>
>Good luck! Tell us how you did!
>
>Patriarch
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Thanks for the advice. I DO have a prototype started but my router
broke down and that stalled me. It is back from the repair shop and
ready to roll. I'll tell how they turn out.<br>
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Richard<br>
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Thank you for the feedback on my earlier questions about making the
bi-fold doors out of MDF. I am still thinking of what to do. While I
have been looking at my options another question arose. How THICK
should the wood be. I had been thinking of using 3/4 in thick wood but
one of the people at a local lumberyard said he thought they should be 1
in to 1 1/4 in thick. If I use wood that thick what do I use for router
bits to cut the rails and stiles. My bits are for 3/4 in wood. Do I
need to invest in a bigger set of bits or am I safe with the thinner
wood? The doors will be about 79" tall by about 17 1/2 in wide and I am
attempting to make four of them.
Richard
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Richard, it's time to dive in, and make a prototype with what you have.
See if you like it. More importantly, see if SWMBO likes it. Just make
one, and see if you think it's strong enough. light enough, smooth enough,
good enough looking for the room you want to use it in.
You'll learn more by practicing on $20 worth of stock than any of the
experts here can share with you. And you're going to have to practice
anyway. That's why many table plans, for first time builders, say to make
at least 5 legs....
Good luck! Tell us how you did!
Patriarch
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Richard Shelson <[email protected]> wrote in
news:%DSYc.274992$J06.196599@pd7tw2no:
> Hi all:
>
> Thank you for the feedback on my earlier questions about making the
> bi-fold doors out of MDF. I am still thinking of what to do. While I
> have been looking at my options another question arose. How THICK
> should the wood be. I had been thinking of using 3/4 in thick wood but
> one of the people at a local lumberyard said he thought they should be 1
> in to 1 1/4 in thick. If I use wood that thick what do I use for router
> bits to cut the rails and stiles. My bits are for 3/4 in wood. Do I
> need to invest in a bigger set of bits or am I safe with the thinner
> wood? The doors will be about 79" tall by about 17 1/2 in wide and I am
> attempting to make four of them.
>
> Richard
>
Richard, it's time to dive in, and make a prototype with what you have.
See if you like it. More importantly, see if SWMBO likes it. Just make
one, and see if you think it's strong enough. light enough, smooth enough,
good enough looking for the room you want to use it in.
You'll learn more by practicing on $20 worth of stock than any of the
experts here can share with you. And you're going to have to practice
anyway. That's why many table plans, for first time builders, say to make
at least 5 legs....
Good luck! Tell us how you did!
Patriarch
Excellent advice.
Earl Creel
> Richard, it's time to dive in, and make a prototype with what you have.
> See if you like it. More importantly, see if SWMBO likes it. Just make
> one, and see if you think it's strong enough. light enough, smooth enough,
> good enough looking for the room you want to use it in.
>
> You'll learn more by practicing on $20 worth of stock than any of the
> experts here can share with you. And you're going to have to practice
> anyway. That's why many table plans, for first time builders, say to make
> at least 5 legs....
>
> Good luck! Tell us how you did!
>
> Patriarch