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So ive been wanting to do a sliding bookshelf project for a while now.
What im looking at doing is using it to conceal a closet. It will either be floor to ceiling length or just over the top of the door frame, i have not decided yet.
Im planning to just build it out of pine so it is not ridiculously heavy, but i imagine once loaded with books and trinkets it could potentially be a couple hundred pounds.
I figure at the top of the shelf, ill use a side mount drawer slider to keep it on a track against the wall, but im not sure how the bottom should be. The only two things i could think of were casters, or piano wheels. the downside to that would be that it would eventually leave tracks on the carpet from opening it.
The other option would be some type of heavy duty slider. the downside to this would be a track you would have to step over. Not a huge deal since i imagine they are relatively flat and you arent just running in and out of a closet.
this would make it much smoother and not leave tell tale signs on the carpet.
Im having a problem finding such a heavy duty slider, and i need a minimum of 30" of travel, preferably 32"
Anyone know of such a slider or even a better way to do this project?
It must be a slide as there is not enough clearance to have a door swinging out due to the shape of the closet and room, but i have plenty of room along the wall the closet is on now.
What im looking at doing is using it to conceal a closet. It will either be floor to ceiling length or just over the top of the door frame, i have not decided yet.
Im planning to just build it out of pine so it is not ridiculously heavy, but i imagine once loaded with books and trinkets it could potentially be a couple hundred pounds.
I figure at the top of the shelf, ill use a side mount drawer slider to keep it on a track against the wall, but im not sure how the bottom should be. The only two things i could think of were casters, or piano wheels. the downside to that would be that it would eventually leave tracks on the carpet from opening it.
The other option would be some type of heavy duty slider. the downside to this would be a track you would have to step over. Not a huge deal since i imagine they are relatively flat and you arent just running in and out of a closet.
this would make it much smoother and not leave tell tale signs on the carpet.
Im having a problem finding such a heavy duty slider, and i need a minimum of 30" of travel, preferably 32"
Anyone know of such a slider or even a better way to do this project?
It must be a slide as there is not enough clearance to have a door swinging out due to the shape of the closet and room, but i have plenty of room along the wall the closet is on now.