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   Samson | Jul 09, 2009 06:44pm | #1

   http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=10878

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   JohnWW | Jul 09, 2009 09:26pm | #2

   You can make your own track out of hardwood. Don't forget that the top groove needs to be deeper than the bottom so you can insert the doors.

   John White
   Shop Manager for FWW Magazine, 1998-2007

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   Dave45 | Jul 10, 2009 01:31am | #3

   Funny you should ask, 'cause I just finished a TV cabinet with sliding doors for a customer, and am making a wall bookcase unit that has more.

   I just made the tracks from hardwood and cut rabbets on the doors to fit in the tracks. Piece of cake after you figure it out. - lol

   Here are some pics and I can get some more if you'll tell me what you want to see.

   
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   bones | Jul 10, 2009 05:17pm | #4

   Great piece! Do you have anything to help with the friction of wood on wood? curiousThe nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' - Renaldus Magnus

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   smslaw | Jul 10, 2009 08:33pm | #6

   I did something similar for some upper kitchen cabinets. I just made a pair of grooves out of a single piece of cherry about 3/4 x 2/1/4, each groove just a little bit (1/16" or so) wider than the doors. I put a piece of UHMW tape in the bottom of the groove and the doors move easily.

   Just make the top grooves (dadoes?) deep enough that you can put the door in and have it drop down but not fall out.

   If I get a chance, I'll find a picture.

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   Dave45 | Jul 11, 2009 01:11am | #7

   I make the track grooves ~1/16" wider than the "runners" on the doors and that seems to work just fine. I also tell customers that rubbing a little candle wax on the door runners usually frees up any binding that may occur.

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   Barrie2777 | Jul 11, 2009 05:06am | #8

   I did a set for a bathroom using the nylon wheels for a screen door. They are turn on a maple dowel and are set into the bottom of the door. Hardware for this application is also sold by Richelieu Hardware. This being said, I'll not do it this way again. Running hardwood on hardwood is the best. A little wax and you will never touch them again. The windows I made for my basement slide on a maple tongue.

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   RickL | Jul 10, 2009 07:29pm | #5

   http://www.johnsonhardware.com/

   Your local Home Depot, Lowes, hardware store should have something.

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   UnclePablo | Jul 11, 2009 02:51pm | #9

   http://www.epcohardware.com

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   smslaw | Jul 11, 2009 04:27pm | #10

   Here'a photo of the slides I made on the table saw, using the dado blades.

    

   
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   RalphBarker | Jul 11, 2009 07:20pm | #11

   I see no one has suggested attaching magnetic strips to the runners of the doors, and then using a series of electromagnets in the cabinet frame to levitate the doors. With the right circuitry, one could even open and close the doors with a remote control! ;-)