On 12/11/2012 9:20 AM, G. Ross wrote:
Leon wrote:
On 12/11/2012 8:33 AM, wrote:
Just finished building a new shop. 24X24 One wall will have a large
section of shop built cabinets. I'd like to put doors on the cabinets
to keep the dust out of my stuff (well at least try). I want fast
cheap and dimensionally stable. I could cut up a bunch of 3/4 MDF for
the doors but that stuff is heavy and the hinges may rip out with
shop use. I could make real rail and stile doors with a ply panel but
that is a lot of work for a shop door. Plywood warps unless you use
the expensive baltic birch stuff.

Then I had an idea. I'd like your comments. What if I took a sheet
of 1/4 luan and laid it on the concrete floor. Using liquid nails I
glued a series of 1x4 clear pine in the shape of the desired door
sizes. Then I glue another sheet of luan to the top. Compress the
whole thing with concrete blocks. After a couple of days, cut out the
doors by ripping them such that each door has 1/2 the width of the
1x4. I'd end up with a light, strong and dimensionally stable, door.
A 4x8 sheet of doors at a time. Would they be as good as I think?

John



I would go with the MDF, cheap and fast and the green stuff is water
resistant, almost water proof.

You have a valid concern about the hinges. If you are putting face
frames on your cabinets these Blum face frame Euro hinges are up to the
challenge and are very very reasonably priced especially in multiples
of 50.

http://www.wwhardware.com/blum-compa...-hinges-b038n/

I use the 1/2" overlay, screw in, by the hundreds.


Thanks for the link. I ordered a few to play with. Have never used
Euro hinges before. Do I need a special forstner bit for the one you
mentioned?


35mm but I used a 1-3/8", essentially the same size, for many many years.

35mm = 1.377953", 1-3/8" = 1.375 Basically .003" difference.