Bongodrummer
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Hi Guys,
I am in the process of building/converting an old barn into workshop space, and as part of this I want to make a sliding door - a really massive one. Well more of a sliding internal wall thing really. The plan at the moment is to have it constructed roughly like a stud wall - timer frame 4" x 3", with 100mm insulation inside, sandwiched between sheets of ply. I am fairly confident on the design of the door/partition. What I am unsure about is the sliding mechanism.
I think on typical patio doors they have v-groove bearing running on a track that sticks up. Thing is, I want to make the base of the door flush as possible with the concrete floor, or at least be recessed rather than protruding up. So... My thinking was to use some scrap angle iron (which I have knocking about already), angle grind a v-groove in the floor and 'nest' the angle iron in there. See the attached pic for a very rough idea, I'm having trouble describing this.
The bearings/wheels/castors of the sliding wall would run in the v grove, and the weight of the wall, and probably some adjustable security bearing mounted on the top of the wall would keep the wheels running in the track - Or at least that is the hope. The question is, will this work??? Or will the casters always be trying to ride up out of the grove?? Any advice most welcome.
I am in the process of building/converting an old barn into workshop space, and as part of this I want to make a sliding door - a really massive one. Well more of a sliding internal wall thing really. The plan at the moment is to have it constructed roughly like a stud wall - timer frame 4" x 3", with 100mm insulation inside, sandwiched between sheets of ply. I am fairly confident on the design of the door/partition. What I am unsure about is the sliding mechanism.
I think on typical patio doors they have v-groove bearing running on a track that sticks up. Thing is, I want to make the base of the door flush as possible with the concrete floor, or at least be recessed rather than protruding up. So... My thinking was to use some scrap angle iron (which I have knocking about already), angle grind a v-groove in the floor and 'nest' the angle iron in there. See the attached pic for a very rough idea, I'm having trouble describing this.
The bearings/wheels/castors of the sliding wall would run in the v grove, and the weight of the wall, and probably some adjustable security bearing mounted on the top of the wall would keep the wheels running in the track - Or at least that is the hope. The question is, will this work??? Or will the casters always be trying to ride up out of the grove?? Any advice most welcome.