Leo Graywacz
02-07-2018, 10:34 PM
Making a cabinet, in a closet, to hold folded items and shoes. It'll swing into a small room hidden behind it. I decided against using store bought hardware because of the swing geometries. I made my own.
I bought a 7 foot section of DOM tubing with a wall thickness of 3/16" and a diameter of 1 1/2". I also obtained a pair of flange pillow block bearings.
The DOM tubing was a few thousandths over 1.500" and I used my belt sander to reduce the diameter by a small amount. For the end near the floor I made it tapered so it won't go through the bearing, and the top I made it so it can go down about 4". I think the top will be flush with the tube in the end.
Here's the cabinet with the "hinge" resting on the part that it will eventually go through.
http://www.fototime.com/4CA92C4625CE1AA/orig.jpg
Closer view of the flange bearing.
http://www.fototime.com/8C30123BF007C61/orig.jpg
The 5 1/8" x 5 1/8" squares sticking out of the cabinet are part of the top and the deck, so it's a solid part of the cabinet.
I made a box for the tube to ride though. The 2 sides of the box were 5 1/8" x 72 1/2" and I put a "V" groove in the center for the length of each one. I drilled three 3/8" holes, top, middle, bottom in the center of the groove through the thickness of one side. I took the tube and laid it into the groove and put the side with the 3 holes on top of the tube. I measured the distance between the two boards and made a few sets of spacers slightly smaller than the measurement and clamped them trapping the tube inside. I made sure the ends of the board were in line with each other using a square.
Then I brought it to the drill press and using the 3 guide holes I drilled through the wood and tube sandwich.
I did some testing and found the 15/16" thickness of the sides was too thick and put them through the planer to end up with 3/4"
I glued the boards onto the cabinet on each side of the squares to form a box. Glue and pocket screws and the ends were screwed to the squares with 1/4" x 3" lags.
I drilled a 2 1/8" hole in the top and bottom square.
I slipped the tube with the 3 holes into the box and then put three bolts with a bunch of nuts and washers to hold the tube in the box.
http://www.fototime.com/2C78241948D6A5D/orig.jpg
The advantage to doing it this way is I can move the tube in the box to adjust for a slight tilt if the wall isn't plumb.
Then I did a test of the hinge.
https://youtu.be/Q9egQ_RhA7s
I've made the shelves and now I need to make the back, the trim and casing that will surround the opening the cabinet will go into.
I bought a 7 foot section of DOM tubing with a wall thickness of 3/16" and a diameter of 1 1/2". I also obtained a pair of flange pillow block bearings.
The DOM tubing was a few thousandths over 1.500" and I used my belt sander to reduce the diameter by a small amount. For the end near the floor I made it tapered so it won't go through the bearing, and the top I made it so it can go down about 4". I think the top will be flush with the tube in the end.
Here's the cabinet with the "hinge" resting on the part that it will eventually go through.
http://www.fototime.com/4CA92C4625CE1AA/orig.jpg
Closer view of the flange bearing.
http://www.fototime.com/8C30123BF007C61/orig.jpg
The 5 1/8" x 5 1/8" squares sticking out of the cabinet are part of the top and the deck, so it's a solid part of the cabinet.
I made a box for the tube to ride though. The 2 sides of the box were 5 1/8" x 72 1/2" and I put a "V" groove in the center for the length of each one. I drilled three 3/8" holes, top, middle, bottom in the center of the groove through the thickness of one side. I took the tube and laid it into the groove and put the side with the 3 holes on top of the tube. I measured the distance between the two boards and made a few sets of spacers slightly smaller than the measurement and clamped them trapping the tube inside. I made sure the ends of the board were in line with each other using a square.
Then I brought it to the drill press and using the 3 guide holes I drilled through the wood and tube sandwich.
I did some testing and found the 15/16" thickness of the sides was too thick and put them through the planer to end up with 3/4"
I glued the boards onto the cabinet on each side of the squares to form a box. Glue and pocket screws and the ends were screwed to the squares with 1/4" x 3" lags.
I drilled a 2 1/8" hole in the top and bottom square.
I slipped the tube with the 3 holes into the box and then put three bolts with a bunch of nuts and washers to hold the tube in the box.
http://www.fototime.com/2C78241948D6A5D/orig.jpg
The advantage to doing it this way is I can move the tube in the box to adjust for a slight tilt if the wall isn't plumb.
Then I did a test of the hinge.
https://youtu.be/Q9egQ_RhA7s
I've made the shelves and now I need to make the back, the trim and casing that will surround the opening the cabinet will go into.