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ekuhn said:
That was the first thing I noticed. Would drive me nuts. For all that don't know there is an allen head adjustment screw on the bottom of the hinge side to raise/lower the door.
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We've got some crooked ass floors. Adjustment is maxed out. There was a shim under one of the wheels that mostly leveled it out, but it was knocked out of place when I pulled out the fridge. No reason to fix it if this is being replaced.
 
Bike N Gear said:
No. There just really was barely any glue used to assemble it. Surprised it lasted 25 years.
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You shouldn't see much glue if the joints are tight. But there's such a thing as too tight where the joint is starved of glue. Also, the tall bottom rail on these types of doors are not glued for the entire length of the joint because there's too much seasonal movement in a 10" wide board. Most of the glue is near the bottom, which is why you void the warranty if you trim the bottom by more than 1/2".

I'd be surprised if the repair holds for long, because the new glue isn't going to stick well to the old glue.
 
SmooveP said:
You shouldn't see much glue if the joints are tight. But there's such a thing as too tight where the joint is starved of glue. Also, the tall bottom rail on these types of doors are not glued for the entire length of the joint because there's too much seasonal movement in a 10" wide board. Most of the glue is near the bottom, which is why you void the warranty if you trim the bottom by more than 1/2".

I'd be surprised if the repair holds for long, because the new glue isn't going to stick well to the old glue.
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5" headless screws?
 
SmooveP said:
You shouldn't see much glue if the joints are tight. But there's such a thing as too tight where the joint is starved of glue. Also, the tall bottom rail on these types of doors are not glued for the entire length of the joint because there's too much seasonal movement in a 10" wide board. Most of the glue is near the bottom, which is why you void the warranty if you trim the bottom by more than 1/2".

I'd be surprised if the repair holds for long, because the new glue isn't going to stick well to the old glue.
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I did try to remove as much of the old glue as possible. Looked good to the naked eye but only time will tell.

What concerns me more is that all the doors inside the house were purchased at the same time from Builders General. Hopefully this is not the first of many.
 
Bike N Gear said:
I did try to remove as much of the old glue as possible. Looked good to the naked eye but only time will tell.

What concerns me more is that all the doors inside the house were purchased at the same time from Builders General. Hopefully this is not the first of many.
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Any way to tell how much was trimmed off the bottom? Compare to the other doors for starters. Pretty rare for this to happen in my experience, but I did have a 16' wood garage door fail at the glue joints. It had many, many finger joints and virtually all of them were coming apart.
 
the schwartz said:
Anyone have an oscillating spindle sander I could borrow?
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thanks to those who messaged me!

I ended up ordering one on sale over black Friday, I have this WEN brand thing coming on a slow boat from China for $150.
Excited about the tilting platform I think that's going to let me grind spirals into the wood more easily. Not the best brand but a known company and should be fine for hobby work.

here's another thing i made recently just using burrs on a dremel. not sure if it's finished or what it is (or if anyone would buy it for any reason) but it's pretty and fun to hold.
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Anybody know any local spots for "exotics" really just looking for 3/4"x2" and 2x2" Walnut strips and probably Maple same size.
 
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