Trim down one side of the steel angle to this measurement with the grinder.
How to make a barn door track.
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Width 3 16 inch thick x 1 3 4 inches wide.
Assembly setting up your door tracker cut your two blocks of wood pieces into 13 x 4 pieces.
Length double the width of your door and add a few inches for safe.
Jay cut ours into 30 inch lengths.
Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the.
But the cost was always a wee bit prohibitive.
You re going to have to re measure for each wheel because the measurements may vary slightly.
Diy barn door track hardware tutorial supplies needed 1.
Two 3 1 2 inch one set wooden wheels.
To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside.
If you need a track longer than 6 feet you may need to get it from a metal supply store.
One 6 foot length will be the actual track the other steel plate will attach to the door.
You can however make a 6 wide board and use a 4 hinge but.
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Hang your doors on the track.
Use a porta band saw to cut the plate to the right lengths.
Dean and i dreamed about building a sliding barn door for our house for years.
Then measure from the bottom of the track to the top of the door and subtract 1 8 off that measurement.