Making A Sliding Door Cabinet

Since i m finally investing some real thought time and energy into revamping my shop i finally built some sliding cabinet doors for my workshop.

Making a sliding door cabinet.

I used mdf because i didn t want the cost t. In addition it will enhance the quality and beauty of the overall piece. In this video i demonstrated how to make a sliding door faceplate. However creating a basic sliding cabinet door requires the use of a few materials and tools.

There is also trim under the top and at the bottom for. Screw the mechanism onto the cabinet firmly. So they haven t been a high priority on my mile long to do list. To avoid paying 50 or more for pint size sliding door hardware kristine repurposed a 1 inch flat metal bar and metal garden edging stakes.

An excellent cabinet for storage with sliding doors. The diy plans to build a sliding door pantry feature five shelves behind two sliding doors. Instead of using a plastic or metal door track you can make your own wooden sliding cabinet door track. This cabinet with sliding doors is made out of mdf and the dimensions are 140cm lenght 40cm width and 80cm hight.

The doors should slide smoothly back and forth. Buying a new sliding cabinet door can be very expensive. A pantry is always a fabulous piece of furniture for any room. The wooden track will make the entire project more cohesive.

If you need to make any adjustments. Make sure you check out my demonstration on a technique i used to make the sliding rails. Pick up the doors one at a time and line the sliding mechanism with the cabinet. Step 5 attach doors to cabinet.

A wooden sliding door is an attractive feature to add to a cabinet project. Cher ann armoire plans august 28 2020. She also drilled holes through both sides of each stake she would be using. Slide the door to open and close a few times to ensure that your cabinet doors are working as desired.

Other than the visual appeal cabinet doors don t serve any function besides keeping some dust out of the cabinet. She cut the bar to length then drilled screw holes to mount it.