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Built a sliding barn style door for my woodshed

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  1. Brad M

    Brad M

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    I finally built the door to finish my woodshed. I decided to go with a sliding barn style door. I added some 2X to the backside of a fence panel section to stiffen it up.
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    I drilled/countersunk some holes in some u-channel and then painted it. Screwed it to a piece of 2X4 to use as the top track.
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    Then I welded some brackets together from some flat stock and angle iron and tacked some 2" casters on them. After they were painted, I used some lag bolts to attach them to the door.

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    I was a little concerned about the bottom of the door banging around in the wind so I screwed some eye bolts into the bottom of the door and slipped some 3/4" galvanized pipe through it for a guide.
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    It actually works a little better than I'd hoped. Now I just have to fill it and wait for Winter!

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  2. Norky

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    Nice work, looks great.
     
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    Brad M, that looks awesome :yes: Where did you get channel and glides? going to use similar doors in wife's closet inside as room is long and narrow. If it looks half as go as yours she will be :dancer:
     
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    I'm impressed! :) Great job all around! Some creative thinking on the door slides... There's a lot of big companies making sliders using a bunch of engineering talent, and I think your efforts are very well designed and executed and should last a lifetime. :yes: Just need pics of the filled shed now..... :whistle:
     
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    WoW! Nice work....... it looks awesome!
     
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    That is amazing to me. :yes:
     
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    Good job!:yes:
     
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    :thumbs:[​IMG]:thumbs:
     
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    Great job. Love the way it came out..congrats on the shed....
     
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    Now the hard work starts, filling the shed. :axe:
     
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    That's one classy door, hands down, a winner!:thumbs:
    And as mentioned above- fill and takey pics!:jaw:
     
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    Fantastic looking door! Great job
     
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    Hey Brad, you're not really gonna' use that, are ya'?
    If you send it to me, I'll put it through it's paces for a few years and let you know if it's ggoder enough for your use.
    Just a thought........:whistle::rofl: :lol:
     
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    Looks really good Brad M ... clever idea at the bottom.
     
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    I'd like to test it after you, except I will 2 in addition to that one.
     
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    That looks fannnnnnntastic !
     
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    Digit!!! Nice work, beefy too!
     
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    WOW!! :bug: That looks sharp :binoculars:- awesome work! :thumbs:

    Those hanger brackets look just like the ones on all of my Dad's barns - think those the been there for 100 some years so you should be all set there. :) We didn't have those nice guides at the bottom though!

    I think you made a great choice. Bring on the blizzards! You'll never have a problem opening that door. :yes:
     
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    Very nicely done.
     
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    Looks awesome.

    I used uni strut as well but mounted with U opening facing down. McMaster Carr carries trollies that are cheap and fit in the groove perfect. Works great.

    Good call on the bottom of the door, yours looks nice. I just used a small caster on each door bolted to a standoff.
     
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