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   KFC | Dec 07, 2008 05:45am | #1

   i thought you were going to say it was 20' wide.  that would be miraculous.

   k

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   marv | Dec 07, 2008 05:47am | #2

   forgot the picture.

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   YesMaam27577 | Dec 07, 2008 01:23pm | #3

   In my former hometown, there is a church that has a room divider between the sanctuary and the fellowship hall. When the service is done, they simply lift the wall up, and enjoy the 'coffee hour'.

   I'd guess it was built in the 20's, and the mechanism still works.

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   basswood | Dec 07, 2008 02:34pm | #4

   Putting a normal sized pocket door in an arched opening is rare and challenge enough. That is impressive. I have installed one (thought it was an original idea at the time--though not my idea) and heard of one other.

   Thanks for posting that.

   Here is a pic of the one I did:

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   Snort | Dec 07, 2008 06:05pm | #6

   That's nice. How did you get the door in the pocket? Now you see this one-eyed midget

   Shouting the word "NOW"

   And you say, "For what reason?"

   And he says, "How?"

   And you say, "What does this mean?"

   And he screams back, "You're a cow

   Give me some milk

   Or else go home"

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   Sphere | Dec 07, 2008 06:16pm | #7

   Thats what I was wondering, maybe its inflatable?Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   Snort | Dec 07, 2008 06:21pm | #8

   They sure ain't infallible, a fix has gotta be a beech. Now you see this one-eyed midget

   Shouting the word "NOW"

   And you say, "For what reason?"

   And he says, "How?"

   And you say, "What does this mean?"

   And he screams back, "You're a cow

   Give me some milk

   Or else go home"

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   basswood | Dec 07, 2008 07:07pm | #9

   The door is hung in a standard pocket door frame, before adding the arch. I plowed a 1/2" recess in the frame where the arch encroaches on the opening and sheetrocked the arched corners. Then added the curved split-jamb and arched casing.When asked if I could do that job, I said yes, but if it needs maintenance--the bill will be big. Adjusting the hang of the door on the trolley can be accomplished by cutting a small hole in the drywall for a wrench, adjust, then patch.It could be a headache... but it is kinda cool. It is the only one I have seen in person.Closed, it gives the impression of an arched door, for a fraction of the price (standard square top door).

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   Snort | Dec 07, 2008 07:25pm | #10

   Gotcha. Got a pair of 4/0 8/0 $2500ea convergers to hang tomorrow...damaged twice in trips over from Germany... hos have been waiting over a year... gotta go find the kid gloves. Now you see this one-eyed midget

   Shouting the word "NOW"

   And you say, "For what reason?"

   And he says, "How?"

   And you say, "What does this mean?"

   And he screams back, "You're a cow

   Give me some milk

   Or else go home"

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   basswood | Dec 07, 2008 08:46pm | #11

   Sounds like fun. Watch your back... I mean lift carefully (they sound heavy).The arched opening like I made for the pocket door can be used on one side of a regular swinging door, if someone wants that look in a room and the door opens out. FWIW.Have a good day (my day started with a frozen pipe--below zero last night), yipee!Brian

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   Piffin | Dec 07, 2008 11:16pm | #12

   I did one that shape, but about 54" wide. They wanted a pair to slide two ways apart, but there happened to be a chimney mass in the way on one side.So I framed it all and built a door to look like two meeting at center, h8ung it, then built the sheetrock and trim dropping the elipse around it. No pics - that was BD -before digital 

    

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   basswood | Dec 08, 2008 04:20am | #13

   That makes 4.Sounds like a good one.I've heard of one pocket door here that goes vertical (with weights and pulleys like a double hung window).

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   Piffin | Dec 08, 2008 02:52pm | #14

   I wonder if they have any safety redundancy built into that one to avoid the old guillotine efect 

    

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   basswood | Dec 08, 2008 04:34pm | #15

   My guess would be that two sash cords or chains are unlikely to fail at once. One failing would let the door down, but not too fast.

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   john7g | Dec 07, 2008 02:35pm | #5

   I love the old churches.  The one I grew up going to was built in the 1900's (great Grandpa was involved somehow).  During Mass instead of listening to Mass I'd wonder how they built it. 

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   rv10 | Dec 08, 2008 06:38pm | #16

   So I am not the only person who did that.