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Basic cupboard doors

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Basic cupboard doors

Postby Robert » 27 Jul 2016, 21:43

And way too many pictures :)

I had my phone in my pocket and it was easy to take pictures - so I did. probably too many. Feel free to not look too carefully...

So I spent forever painting the hall stairs and landing and everything is clean and fresh looking - except the old coat cupboard. It has the kind of doors on it you used to be able to buy in diy stores 25+ years ago. They warped soon after they were hung with a serious twist in one of the small top ones so something needed doing even if they were not the wrong colour.

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The under stair cupboards and panelling are all pretty plain looking so that was the style for the new doors - basic frame and panel.
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First job cut some strips of 18mm MRMDF
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I can cut the last 2 bits in the table saw but no room to handle anything big and heavy on it.
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Still pleased with my homemade crown guard
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Cut to oversize lengths..
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Cut some std mdf 6mm for panels. Should have done it when I did the 18mm if I'd been thinking
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Oversize blanks
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To guarantee flat square edges the MDF went through the P/T. I bought new blades about a year ago but the old ones just won't go blunt so I'm not worried about the blades.
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I have a cutter made for biscuit jointing that makes nice grooves, Cut once ,turn it over and cut again for a nice central groove
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fence. 50mm hose fits nicely on old sealant tubes so I use them anywhere that needs extraction. they melt easy with hot air stripper gun too so easy to shape to fit.
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Grooving
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That was all yesterday. today..

Cut to length. trim one end square, remove spacer then cut to the stop.
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change to square cutter. (getting bored yet?)
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Once in a blue moon I lift the table to vacuum underneath so i took a picture..
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Square cornered offcut to help guide the end across the cutter
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Dry fit
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Glued
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The large doors are too long for my longest clamps so I used the board offcut and set the clamps to expand. Prefer to do it all at once but did ends pieces only first.
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And i've run out of pictures but the long rails are glued to the panels now
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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Malc2098 » 27 Jul 2016, 22:41

Coming along nicely!
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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Rod » 27 Jul 2016, 23:31

I've never seen a thicknesser used for Jointing that way!
Doesn't that just replicate any errors IE finish up with a parallelogram as you cannot ensure verticality - it's not running against the fence?

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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby RogerS » 28 Jul 2016, 06:09

Rod wrote:I've never seen a thicknesser used for Jointing that way!
Doesn't that just replicate any errors IE finish up with a parallelogram as you cannot ensure verticality - it's not running against the fence?

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But he did run it against the fence first...picture 1 in the P/T pair.

Robert, I like your use of those plastic tubes...very nifty. Also the use of expanding clamps....
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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Robert » 28 Jul 2016, 16:30

My separator needed emptying..
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Needed to trim the side rails to length flush with the ends. Removed the excess glue. it only came out in a few places so was an easy clean up.
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I have a small piece of angle iron that I screw to the saw when i need an extra stop. i can clamp a piece of wood to it and not worry if i accidentally cut the stop.
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In use
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Setting up for hinge drilling
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Drilled
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test fitted
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I stuck masking tape to the dark wood so I could see my marking out
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Take them off again tomorrow and sand/ fill as reqd. then look at painting.
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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Malc2098 » 28 Jul 2016, 16:43

Coming along even nicelier!
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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Doug » 28 Jul 2016, 22:49

Looking good Robert
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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Andyp » 29 Jul 2016, 08:15

I kinda like the colour as they are :D , especially the last photo.
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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Tusses » 29 Jul 2016, 10:09

looking good :-)

Details on the separator please :D
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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Robert » 29 Jul 2016, 13:46

Tusses wrote:Details on the separator please :D


[youtube]8CHtPKeCvD4[/youtube]

excuse the music. seemed like a good idea at the time :)

My old shop vac is in the video. I've kept it to convert into another separator - this time for 100mm hose instead of 68mm. Also being steel it will be able to withstand having 2 motors running. the plastic bucket collapses with that much suction. It is so easy to empty compared to handling the large drum on the extractor that I'll always use a separator.
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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby TrimTheKing » 01 Aug 2016, 13:21

Looks good Robert. You need to change that message at the end of the video though… ;) :eusa-whistle:

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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Robert » 01 Aug 2016, 14:04

I can't without reworking the video though.

That domain must come available some time soon then in can point to us.

I've just given the doors their second spray coat of white on a stand on the lawn to save setting up indoors. 2 coats may be enough - I'll inspect them when they are dry.

Pictures a bit later today...
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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Tusses » 01 Aug 2016, 14:20

Robert wrote:
Tusses wrote:Details on the separator please :D


[youtube]8CHtPKeCvD4[/youtube]

excuse the music. seemed like a good idea at the time :)

My old shop vac is in the video. I've kept it to convert into another separator - this time for 100mm hose instead of 68mm. Also being steel it will be able to withstand having 2 motors running. the plastic bucket collapses with that much suction. It is so easy to empty compared to handling the large drum on the extractor that I'll always use a separator.


Thanks :-)
I'll have a good look when I get a chance .

My bag extractor fills up every other week , and I'm after a more convenient way to empty it !
Also , I'm looking for a (more efficient) way to use the dust for heating, in the winter :D
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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Robert » 03 Aug 2016, 22:30

Knew there was something i meant to do... post the end of this

I painted the doors with MDF sealer which is pretty much like cellulose sanding sealer
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Having sanded them i took them outside to spray. First step is to thoroughly dust them off by blowing air from the gun while wiping with my hand. you can feel when all the dust is gone. The stand has 3 arms and rotates.
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I used the same paint that the hall woodwork is painted with. have to say it sprays a lot better than it brushes on. You can see my triangle stands with a screw in each corner to support the door clear of anything that might touch.
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First coat on first panel. both sides have been painted in one go. I just pick up the triangle underneath to carry it whilst wet
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Big door on the same triangle. Light rub down after and second coat did the job.
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Harder to carry in but it is possible
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So I was fitting the top doors and had to wonder if i'll ever play one of these vinyl records again. the music all exists on my server but for some reason the records are still here.
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Doors on and soft closers fitted to the hinges. I went to screwfix and got some knobs but no picture.
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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Malc2098 » 03 Aug 2016, 23:29

Brilliant job!
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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Rod » 03 Aug 2016, 23:56

Nice work - have you got anything to play those round things on?
You could use them for this:

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Sacrilege!!

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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Robert » 04 Aug 2016, 09:36

Rod wrote:Nice work - have you got anything to play those round things on?

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The turntable lives in the cupboard stood up on edge in front of the records. probably doesn't do it any good but as it may never get used I'll risk the rubber mat not staying flat on the deck.
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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Andyp » 04 Aug 2016, 10:54

Very nice Robert. I can see ELO's Out of the Blue in the middle of that collection. Jeff Lynn seems to be popping up all over the place recently.
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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby Rod » 04 Aug 2016, 10:59

I've got about 4K of them but under pressure to get rid of them!
I've still got my main HiFi system but gradually selling off all my extra stuff (Leaks, Quads, Lowther etc) as non of my kids are interested in it.

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Re: Basic cupboard doors

Postby meccarroll » 12 Oct 2016, 17:00

Nice thread and should help me with an upcoming project. Thank you for posting this Robert.

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