To start we ll rip each 2 x 6 on the table saw to ensure each is exactly 5 5 wide.
Homemade sliding door track.
Diy sliding barn door hack.
Two 6 ft.
We are using a hollow core door from the hardware store.
Lay the 1 by 2 by 96 inch board flat on a work surface.
To install the rollers into the sliding door track the door has to be tilted out slightly.
Cut your two sheets of plywood usually available in 4 feet wide by 8 feet long into the exact dimensions of the wood frame which will also be the dimensions of your diy sliding door.
Measure the board to the length that you measured for.
I simply attached a strip of 1 4 plywood to the front of the wood above the track.
To start let s take a look at the components of the door we will be making.
First step is to find your door.
Making the hangers and door stops.
You want to get a door that is large enough to cover the opening you will be building this for.
Create your own barn door track hardware.
In this video i demonstrated how to make tracks for a sliding wooden door and a technique to modify your saw blade.
Lastly hid the track and rollers by creating a cornice.
Diy sliding barn door step 1.
Make your cuts.
Then the weight of the door keeps the rollers in the track.
By 2 inch steel flat plates 13 99 each four 1 1 2 inch steel spacers about 6 two 4 inch pulleys 4 78 each four 1 inch fender washers two nylon locking nuts two toilet bolts four 3 1 2 inch lag bolts.
These come in various sizes and they run around 20 35 a piece.
How to make a wood sliding cabinet door track step 1.
Measure the length of the cabinet door opening using a tape measure.
Feel free to ask me any questions and com.