Many of the North Bennett Street School tool chests shown in Jim Tolpin’s “The Toolbox Book” seem to have flipper (pocket) doors, but none seem to use flipper door hardware I am familiar with. Does anybody have a clue as to the method these students are using? Looking at the clearances in the photographs they don’t seem to be using Accuride or similar.
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b,
Flipper doors, particularly small ones, can be "hung" on dowel pins that protrude from the top and bottom of the door. They act as hinges when you open and close the door. The dowels slide in and out, in an appropriately sized groove that runs down the (in) side of the cabinet. The groove is stopped near the front edge of the case, where the dowels pivot as a hinge. The outside front corner of the door should be radiused, to allow it to retreat into the case as the door is opened. This works best with reasonably small doors, as they tend to bind if the weight is not supported evenly as you start them into the case.
Regards,
Ray
Ray:Thank you for the info. It all makes sense to me now.Regards ... Brad
Brad,
That's what we're here for. Have a good one.
Ray
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