sliding glass

station · Jul 31, 2009

does anyone have any pics of large glass doors or viewing areas they have done?

bruce34 · Jul 31, 2009

I have used the same Roller Bearing Cabinet Track from Cowdroy for the sliding glass doors on my indoor lace monitor enclosure. Each piece of 6mm glass is 1020mm long and 1200mm high.

I have had no problem with this setup. The glass slides really easily.

Vicmorrow · Jul 31, 2009

I have a 2.4m melamine enclosure (in for sale section under bredli pair).
I put a wood divider down the middle and used 4x60cm pieces of glass, two for each side of middle piece of timber, which is a must for support.
I haven't had a problem.
hope this helps

shax · Jul 31, 2009

This is what i did with a 900 x 900 notice board display case like the ones you find at the shops.

shax

wranga · Jul 31, 2009

i have 1200 by 1200, 5mm glass fronted enclosure. i was worried also about how the glass would slide and how safe it would be so i fixed the glass and made hinged doors on each side of the enclosure. works well and looks better with no over lapping glass

pythonmum · Jul 31, 2009

I built an enclosure with 1300 tall x 1000 wide front. I had a glass company do the sliding doors. They are 6mm tempered glass on standard tracks, rounded edges and little glue-on clear handles to make it easier to open. I've got a standard sliding cabinet lock. It looks great, but was a bit pricey. I didn't care, because the school paid for it - not me! The 900 x 900 I built for home has framed and hinged doors.

station · Jul 31, 2009

pythonmum said:
I built an enclosure with 1300 tall x 1000 wide front. I had a glass company do the sliding doors. They are 6mm tempered glass, rounded edges and little glue-on clear handles to make it easier to open. I've got a standard sliding cabinet lock. It looks great, but was a bit pricey. I didn't care, because the school paid for it - not me! The 900 x 900 I built for home has framed and hinged doors.

when you say pricey what range are we talking about? im hoping to find some secondhand sheets of 6mm laminated glass somewhere as i have already ordered the tracks

station · Jul 31, 2009

shax said:
This is what i did with a 900 x 900 notice board display case like the ones you find at the shops.

shax

i really like your enclosure shax but i would really like not to have to use the aluminum strip down the edges of the glass to give it a cleaner look if you know what i mean

pythonmum · Jul 31, 2009

station said:
when you say pricey what range are we talking about? im hoping to find some secondhand sheets of 6mm laminated glass somewhere as i have already ordered the tracks

Price was a little flexible. I was quoted for normal glass, but the company decided it needed to be tempered because of the size. Did that at their expense because they hadn't included it in the quote. I think it was about $250 for manufacture and installation of glass and tracks. It is the only enclosure I have with rounded edges on the glass and I must say that they are very nice. The leading edge of the glass doesn't dig into the track as it can with square corners. There is also no danger of cutting yourself on the edges of the glass (important for a classroom).

shax · Jul 31, 2009

station said:
i really like your enclosure shax but i would really like not to have to use the aluminum strip down the edges of the glass to give it a cleaner look if you know what i mean

No worries hope you find the right doors. Sounds like your getting closer.

R3PT1LE · Aug 1, 2009

station said:
Hi all just a wanted to know if anybody has had any problems with large glass sliding doors? im building an enclosure and the front will 1390/ 1195 so i will need two pretty large sheets of glass im thinking 2 sheets1390/625 my questions

1. is 5mm going to be strong enough
2. does bunnings sell 5mm track
3. how hard is it to slide and is there any other option to the tracks

thanks
Rich

1: yes

2:No, only 4mm

3: it's easier than starting a lawnmower, harder than making a cup of tea.

I have been through this process, i had my heart set on 5mm glass, Bunnins only had 4mm, so i settled for 4mm tempered glass. The doors cost me $180:lol: & one would describe it as "overkill"..i'd have to agree.

Tradie1969 · Aug 1, 2009

Your on the money with the Cowdroy showcase section,
TT21 $72 @ 4.5mtr length (top track rail)
TT47 $22 @ 4.5mtr length (bottom track rail)
TT48 $45 @ 4.5mtr length (bottom glass rail)
4 Stainless roller wheels $4 each
4 End caps $2 each
Glazing wedge $? i buy it by the roll
TT87 -Not necessary to use top glass rail if you are careful with contersinking your screws.
These tracks take 6mm float & 6.38mm Lam up to 3 square mtrs per panel. Forget the Lam 6mm float is tougher than 2 bits of 3mm stuck together, if you have the dough, get them toughened to stop float from shelling when (accidently) hit. & be careful with the edges of toughened, as they go boom if hit in the correct spot.
Measure daylight openings & and divide width x 2 add 20mm to these measurements (overlap)
Height of daylight opening deduct 37mm (track allowance)
Bobs your uncle Fanny's your aunt.
Never had a problem with this section in any application including sand in tracks...............
Yes i use panels 1800x1200.......

Tradie1969 · Aug 1, 2009

Sorry, forgot to add, Toughened has less deflection than float at these measurements..............

cobra427 · Aug 1, 2009

I have an enclosure 1700mm high x 1500mm wide with 2 sliding glass panels if you go a reputable glazier or shower screen outlet they can help, i have an aluminium tracktop and bottom of enclosure and runnur track on bottom of glass with 2 stainless wheels on each panel glass is 6mm.

wokka · Aug 1, 2009

An aluminium window with frame and sashes will only cast about $100 all up!

herptrader · Aug 2, 2009

Looks like that system has one fixed and one sliding pane?

Bifolds, if they could be done at a reasonable price could work very well.

station said:
herptrader said:

I would not use sliding glass at all.

Usually I make a glass door using melamine as the door frame. The slots for the glass can be easily cut and centred with a pass in either direction on a table saw. Typically I use piano hinge to mount the door and slide bolts for latches.

The problem with track is that it can fill with stuff which looks messy, stops them working properly and are hard to clean out. I imagine this would be worse for tracks with ball bearing rollers.

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ive researched on here about hinged doors but the issue being with them for me is space and how much it would take to get good access to all parts of the enclosure as i want a nice uninterrupted viewing area so that rules out double doors.

the tracks im thinking about using are the roller bearing cabinet track Glass Systems For Cabinets, Windows, Mirror Frames and Mirror Bi-Folding Doors. which look to be easy to clean with rollers on the track as opposed to the glass running on bearings. i have gotten a price of $99 for 1200mm of this which can be cut down to the length i need

once again thanks for all the feedback

TWENTY B · Aug 2, 2009

cowdroy

station · Aug 11, 2009

herptrader said:
Looks like that system has one fixed and one sliding pane?

Bifolds, if they could be done at a reasonable price could work very well.

finally got my tracks in today they are both sliding and are very easy to assemble and mount