Each door will be 3 and a half feet. Do you think double 2 by fours will be enough for the hinge support? Or should I go triple?
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:44 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Roll-up Door will soon be history. > Those will be very large doors to support. Big beefy hinges big beefy side > framing members. A 4 or 5 foot door really likes to sag. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Max Robinson > To: Blind Handyman > Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 1:25 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Roll-up Door will soon be history. > > > The front door of my shop is a 9 foot wide, 6 and a half foot high > roll-up > door. It is literally that. There are three disks about a foot in > diameter > and when the door is raised big springs roll it up. It's very thin and > conducts a lot of heat in and out. There is no good way to insulate > because > of the constant flexing and the fact that it rolls up like a rug. I have > decided to scrap it and replace it with a double swing-out door that I > can > insulate. I'm going to beef up the frame so the new door will only be 7 > feet wide but it will actually be a little higher because the roll-up > door > doesn't go up quite all the way. The roll-up door is mounted totally on > the > inside so I can build the frame and hang the doors before removing the > roll-up. No security breach during installation. Oh, yes. I have given > considerable thought to how to safely unwind those springs. The sheet > comes > off the roll and down through channels on each side. Each channel has a > stop to prevent the door from going up past the top of the opening. My > plan > is to remove the stops and tie ropes around the roll to keep it from > unrolling. Then I can unwind the springs and unbolt the assembly. > > Regards. > > Max. K 4 O D S. > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net > Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net > Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com > > To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1502 - Release Date: 6/13/2008 > 7:25 PM > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1502 - Release Date: 6/13/2008 > 7:25 PM > >
