No Friction Sliding Door

No Friction Sliding Door BUILDINGS Accessories 12-3-7 "It works better than any sliding door I've ever seen," says Art Shepard, Curtis, Wash., who built his own door after being frustrated by commercial doors that were difficult to move and often got stuck. Shepard first built a track for the door using a 2 by 4 and a 2 by 6, bolted on top of each other just above the barn door against the side of the barn. He then attached two lengths of 2 by 6 to the top of the door and fit them with two large transmission bearings. He presses wood bushings into the center of the bearings so that when the door is moved, only the outer race of each bearing turns, making for extremely smooth movement of the door. "If it's a big door, you can use three bearings to support and roll the door. The size of the track and the size of the bearing can all be changed to fit available materials," notes Shepard, who installed the rolling door track on a heavy 20-ft wide cedar door. Contact FARM SHOW Followup, Art Shepard, Box 635, Curtis, Wash. 98538 (ph 206 245-3749).

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