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   FastEddie | Jan 06, 2006 05:36pm | #1

   That's pretty slick.

   Try hiddendoor.com  They sell assemblies that look like bookshelves, but are actually doors.

    

    

   "When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it."  T. Roosevelt

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   Frankie | Jan 06, 2006 05:58pm | #3

   Nice website but I don't think it is the one you intended to show. Thanks for sharing, though!Gotta go see someone about a horse now...FThere he goes—one of God's own prototypes—a high powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live and too rare to die.—Hunter S. Thompson
   from Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

   Edited 1/6/2006 9:58 am ET by Frankie

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   FastEddie | Jan 06, 2006 07:21pm | #6

   Oops!  Supposed to be hiddendoors.com  with an 's'.  There's even a note on the opening page that they are not affiliated.

   We're looking at using one of the units in a large walk-in closet to hide a small safe.

     

   "When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it."  T. Roosevelt

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   JohnT8 | Jan 06, 2006 06:05pm | #5

   That is a neat website, but don't see anything about hidden doors.

    jt8

   "The test is to recognize the mistake, admit it and correct it. To have tried to do something and failed is vastly better than to have tried to do nothing and succeeded."-- Dr. Dale Turner

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   Gunner | Jan 06, 2006 07:24pm | #7

   That's hidden DOORS dot com. Don't forget the S after doors. Bad site. Bad site, very bad site.

    

   http://www.hay98.com/

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   BillHartmann | Jan 06, 2006 09:41pm | #8

   And you spent 3 hours on that site, just to make sure that is was a "bad" site.

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   Gunner | Jan 07, 2006 12:15am | #9

   I wanted to make sure I knew what I was talking about before I reported back.

    

   http://www.hay98.com/

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   Frankie | Jan 06, 2006 05:56pm | #2

   http://www.rixson.com/library/catalogs/

   That was most likely the Manufacturer you used. Multiple doors might not be as time comsuming if you use a production method with jigs or templates.

   You can try using Soss hinges but you will have to use many to support a heavy door. They will tend to sag over time.

   Frankie

   There he goes—one of God's own prototypes—a high powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live and too rare to die.

   —Hunter S. Thompson
   from Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

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   JohnT8 | Jan 06, 2006 06:02pm | #4

   Trim is your friend when concealing a door.  Couple other hidden door threads... and I know there are more because I can remember seeing the pictures.

   http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=51641.23

   http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=51655.1

    

   jt8

   "The test is to recognize the mistake, admit it and correct it. To have tried to do something and failed is vastly better than to have tried to do nothing and succeeded."
   -- Dr. Dale Turner

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   DougU | Jan 07, 2006 03:50am | #10

   Someone else mentioned it, "trim can be your friend"

   Here is a hidden door that is mounted on a steel shaft and sits/pivots in a wheel Bering, the tapered kind, like you see in a hub.

   Doug

   
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   scottthebuilder | Jan 07, 2006 04:55pm | #11

   Doug,

   Thats a good looking set-up. Was the rod/bearing setup site made? Does anyone pre-package something like that? The doors in the pictures look great. I didn't have the luxury of trim so we scribed the door to the opening and left an eighth on the vertical sides. It is used everyday as the HO's entrance from a carport/laundry so it is operated often.

   Thanks for the rod idea.

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   DougU | Jan 07, 2006 05:43pm | #13

   Scott

   Was the rod/bearing setup site made

   It was shop/site built. Auto parts store and steel yard!

   I see that you didnt have the luxury of trim but still got very good results.

   Next time sell em some trim! :)

   Doug

    

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   JRuss | Jan 07, 2006 05:35pm | #12

   We've done several of these over the years, however, none without some kind of trim elements.  We've always used a "pin  hinge".  You may have seen them in older homes used on the door from the kitchen to the dining room.  The commercial type in restaurants from the kitchen to the dining area, some swing both ways, there is a pin on the top and bottom of the door corners.  Depending on the weight of the door the flat support plates that hold the pins to the rails are of different lengths. We have also made our own for a bookcase application. 

   You did a nice job, but a flat panel on a flat wall, whew.

   Never serious, but always right.