Home Repair (alt.home.repair) For all homeowners and DIYers with many experienced tradesmen. Solve your toughest home fix-it problems.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1   Report Post  
Posted to alt.home.repair
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 199
Default Shower Door Magnetic Strips ?

Hello:

Have to replace the magnetic strips that are on our shower door enclosure,
and have the following two questions, please:

a. The enclosure is pretty old, and all the replacement strips I've been
able to find in our local shower and glass type places are too wide.
Ours is 0.3 inches wide, and I guess they are using somewhat wider ones
these days.

Obviously, these wider ones won't fit into the channel.

Anyone know of any mfg or sourse, possibly, for what we have now ?
I did try a Google, but can't seem to come up with anything.

b. Is the strip that fits into the moving door's channel different from the
strip in the fixed channel ?
e.g., different polarity, etc. ?

Or, do both come off of the same roll, and are the same ?

Thanks,
Bob


  #2   Report Post  
Posted to alt.home.repair
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 222
Default Shower Door Magnetic Strips ?

They are different polarity...............if they were the same
polarity they would repell each other rather than attract..



  #3   Report Post  
Posted to alt.home.repair
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 222
Default Shower Door Magnetic Strips ?



a. The enclosure is pretty old, and all the replacement strips I've been
able to find in our local shower and glass type places are too wide.
Ours is 0.3 inches wide, and I guess they are using somewhat wider ones
these days.

Obviously, these wider ones won't fit into the channel.

Like this?
http://www.thomasregister.com/olc/65861502/d.htm



  #4   Report Post  
Posted to alt.home.repair
mm mm is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 7,824
Default Shower Door Magnetic Strips ?

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:03:35 -0500, "Robert11"
wrote:

Hello:

Have to replace the magnetic strips that are on our shower door enclosure,
and have the following two questions, please:

a. The enclosure is pretty old, and all the replacement strips I've been
able to find in our local shower and glass type places are too wide.
Ours is 0.3 inches wide, and I guess they are using somewhat wider ones
these days.

Obviously, these wider ones won't fit into the channel.

Anyone know of any mfg or sourse, possibly, for what we have now ?
I did try a Google, but can't seem to come up with anything.

b. Is the strip that fits into the moving door's channel different from the
strip in the fixed channel ?
e.g., different polarity, etc. ?

Or, do both come off of the same roll, and are the same ?

Thanks,
Bob

Can you get some flexible refrigerator magnets and cut them to size?
Then glue them on. (Only glue one side.)

Around here there is a big one glued to the Yellow Pages, and others
people give out for advertising. If not that, someplace that makes
refrigerator magnets and does printing and makes advertising buttons
may have a small piece to sell you. Or a big piece.
  #5   Report Post  
Posted to alt.home.repair
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 27
Default Shower Door Magnetic Strips ?

Home Depot sells various kinds of magnets in their Hardware
department.
They have regular 'hard' magnets, rolls of flexible magnets and rolls
of flexible magnets with adhesive on one side.

Vin - Old gold claims and mining district maps on-line at http://MenotomyMaps.com



On Feb 27, 10:17 pm, mm wrote:
On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:03:35 -0500, "Robert11"
wrote:





Hello:


Have to replace the magnetic strips that are on our shower door enclosure,
and have the following two questions, please:


a. The enclosure is pretty old, and all the replacement strips I've been
able to find in our local shower and glass type places are too wide.
Ours is 0.3 inches wide, and I guess they are using somewhat wider ones
these days.


Obviously, these wider ones won't fit into the channel.


Anyone know of any mfg or sourse, possibly, for what we have now ?
I did try a Google, but can't seem to come up with anything.


b. Is the strip that fits into the moving door's channel different from the
strip in the fixed channel ?
e.g., different polarity, etc. ?


Or, do both come off of the same roll, and are the same ?


Thanks,
Bob


Can you get some flexible refrigerator magnets and cut them to size?
Then glue them on. (Only glue one side.)

Around here there is a big one glued to the Yellow Pages, and others
people give out for advertising. If not that, someplace that makes
refrigerator magnets and does printing and makes advertising buttons
may have a small piece to sell you. Or a big piece.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -



Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Magnetic field -- electrical machinery1st, static magnetic field1) [email protected] Electronics Repair 1 November 24th 06 10:32 PM
Laminate floor door edging strips Richard Appleby UK diy 1 July 22nd 05 07:07 PM
magnetic curtain rod for steel door windows? [email protected] Home Ownership 5 April 26th 05 03:42 AM
Magnetic Door Latches Home Repair 1 March 4th 05 09:39 PM
Shower Door Corinne Home Repair 2 April 24th 04 03:08 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:18 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 DIYbanter.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about DIY & home improvement"