Thank you so much for this! I’m moving soon and wanted to buy some billy book cases and make one shelf into a display glass, your tutorial is so helpful and can’t wait to try it !
I’m quite interested in trying to make some of these for my shelves. What kind of bookcase do you have? Is it freestanding or not? I want to add these to some ikea billy bookcases, but I want to see if it’d be safe to add to what I’ve got.
Thanks for sharing such an interesting video. This is what I have been looking for. Please tell me where you bought the plastic track. I could not find int on amazon. Thanks.
Cabinets can display anything. Nobody but nobody addresses the issue of shop dust covering the French cleat items. Cabinets with sliding doors will solve the problem. No back to cabinet. Hang French cleat items in cabinet frame. Use lexan panel for visibility. Your thoughts. Better yet build one and make the video!!!! Thx Bruce. Cleats and Cabinets ( sort of like root beer and ice !)
I have been looking for such a video on sliding glass/plexi glass/ plastic sliding doors!! Silly but I wouldn’t have thought to measure the height of one of the U-Channels to make sure there was room to put it in the bottom one and tilt it into the top one!!! I Would have drove me crazy figuring that out! I know this is a year old but I do have a quick question, --how much space do you leave from the U-Channel and the actual sides/bottom of the shelf??? --should one door be exact- and the other just 1-3 inches longer to overlap??? Thanks!
Yalenni Vasquez the books shelves can be taken out so I took them out and put the plexiglass in top first and then reinserted the book shelf and put the bottom part of the plexiglass into the bottom track.
frenchy6684 their Neodymium magnets. You can buy them off eBay. They come in different sizes and are super powerful. Worked great as knobs to open and close the sliding doors.
SeusCraft here’s a link to some on amazon. If you do a search for plastic sliding door track. www.amazon.com/Knape-P2417TAN48-Plastic-Sliding-Track/dp/B000CSK398/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1548347540&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=plastic+sliding+door+track&dpPl=1&dpID=412TtxoQy%2BL&ref=plSrch
@@cubescitycustoms5453 That looks nothing like what you use in the video... I really want to do this but am striking out finding anything like the tracks...
Ashlyn Bruce Richards I know it’s not the same as what I used but any track will work. You’ll have to cut it no matter what you buy. As long as the plexiglass can slide in the groove it’ll work.
Thank you so much for this! I’m moving soon and wanted to buy some billy book cases and make one shelf into a display glass, your tutorial is so helpful and can’t wait to try it !
Looking forward to doing this as I'm getting tired of wiping dust off my shelves every few weeks.
Thanks for making this! We actually need to add some doors to a shelf we already have and this is super helpful
CelloAfterDark I’m glad my video could help.
I wanna do this for my snakes i just need to add locks and vents
Edit: im almost done about to install the doors :)
Thankss it looks great
great idea and tuorial. woulda been nice to see you put the glass in tho,
This is great, very helpful. What thickness of plexiglass or acrylic did you use?
I’m quite interested in trying to make some of these for my shelves. What kind of bookcase do you have? Is it freestanding or not? I want to add these to some ikea billy bookcases, but I want to see if it’d be safe to add to what I’ve got.
That Malgus fig is amazing!
Thanks for sharing such an interesting video. This is what I have been looking for. Please tell me where you bought the plastic track. I could not find int on amazon. Thanks.
Hien Nguyen got the plastic track from Lowe’s. It’s sliding door track.
Cabinets can display anything. Nobody but nobody addresses the issue of shop dust covering the French cleat items. Cabinets with sliding doors will solve the problem. No back to cabinet. Hang French cleat items in cabinet frame. Use lexan panel for visibility. Your thoughts. Better yet build one and make the video!!!! Thx Bruce. Cleats and Cabinets ( sort of like root beer and ice !)
Thank you for the video.What's the thickness of the plexiglass?
Thank you for sharing this video iit was great and helpful!!
Awesome video bro
Hi, the video was helpful but can you send the link for the cutter?
What kind of bookshelf do you use. Need something like this to display my Funkos
This is a helpful video, how's ur hand i saw the dremel drew blood
melissa cruz Hand was fine thanks for asking. Glad you found it helpful
I have been looking for such a video on sliding glass/plexi glass/ plastic sliding doors!! Silly but I wouldn’t have thought to measure the height of one of the U-Channels to make sure there was room to put it in the bottom one and tilt it into the top one!!! I
Would have drove me crazy figuring that out!
I know this is a year old but I do have a quick question,
--how much space do you leave from the U-Channel and the actual sides/bottom of the shelf???
--should one door be exact-
and the other just 1-3 inches longer to overlap???
Thanks!
Julie you’ll want to make them each about an inch longer so they both overlap.
What are the materials you use pls write down so i know what to buy at hardwares store..
Okay but how did you put the plexiglass onto the tracks. Sorry I’m stupid lol
Yalenni Vasquez the books shelves can be taken out so I took them out and put the plexiglass in top first and then reinserted the book shelf and put the bottom part of the plexiglass into the bottom track.
Not stupid I was wondering the same thing! 😂
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Dude!! Thankyou! 🙏
Do you have a track on the top and the bottom or just the bottom?
Top and bottom, made it more stable
Where did u buy the knobs??
frenchy6684 their Neodymium magnets. You can buy them off eBay. They come in different sizes and are super powerful. Worked great as knobs to open and close the sliding doors.
Where did you get those lights for your bookshelves?
KB The Toy Hunter Lowe’s
Cubescity_Customs thanks bro
I'm having trouble finding the track on Lowe's.com. can you post a link or upc of item.
Brandon Downer sorry I can’t find the upc.
been searching for the tracks you use, can you please post a link? i had no luck at lowes or home depot in store and also online...
SeusCraft here’s a link to some on amazon. If you do a search for plastic sliding door track. www.amazon.com/Knape-P2417TAN48-Plastic-Sliding-Track/dp/B000CSK398/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1548347540&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=plastic+sliding+door+track&dpPl=1&dpID=412TtxoQy%2BL&ref=plSrch
@@cubescitycustoms5453 That looks nothing like what you use in the video... I really want to do this but am striking out finding anything like the tracks...
Ashlyn Bruce Richards I know it’s not the same as what I used but any track will work. You’ll have to cut it no matter what you buy. As long as the plexiglass can slide in the groove it’ll work.
Missing the part where you fitted the plexiglass
Is it hard to align them up
Nope it’s easy, I didn’t include that part because it’s pretty self explanatory
@@cubescitycustoms5453 thank buddy going to try it this weekend 👌🏻
How much was the Plexiglass and where was your source for it?
brett70115 I bought it at Lowes it was around $35 for a 3ft by 5ft piece. The price will vary based on the thickness/ size you buy.
Woodglut has a very large project base.