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   oldusty | Apr 03, 2009 04:54pm | #1

   Hi Tamara ,

              First off the plasma screen TVs are very shallow , so how deep will your cabinet be ? The width of the door opening and the depth of the cabinet determine how much door is sticking out .

     You loose about 5" from the sliding pocket door hardware as it is so if you get say 22" pocket door slides they will only hide about 17" of the door .

     Some have made bi folding sets of doors on each half of the opening , this will require more width in the opening , it is a difficult application .

      Another option may be tambours like on a roll top desk , they can be engineered to work vertically or the more common horizontally.

      Hope this helps some

                       regards from Oregon , dusty

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   tamaral | Apr 06, 2009 03:51am | #4

   thanks you guys but not exactly what i was hoping for.  i want someone to come up with a "hey check this out, it's simple and works!" the problem of regular pocket door hardware is just that, 5" of door sticking out doesn't cut it.  the tambour door idea could work but probably won't go over too well with the client.  i once used a system of a channel top and bottom and 1/2 pivot hinges(?) that slid the door down that channel.  i was hoping someone had invented a real piece of hardware  so that it could all work a little more precisely.  tamara

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   dude | Apr 06, 2009 10:40am | #5

   Lee Valley flipper doors seen them in their show room

   had a customer asking for them on a job

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   tamaral | Apr 08, 2009 07:00am | #8

   okay you guys, i took some photos of this idea, a quickly put together thing so i could show it because i can't really describe it.  what i want is a version of this that could be a little more precise, or effective, although this is pretty effective and low-tech which i do like.  the idea is that with the L-shaped rail top and bottom and one or two pivot points(i like the two point idea for stability but i didn't take a picture of that) that slide in the rail, the door can go all the way to the back of the cab.  by the way i need something like 39 inches for the tv width and i only have 18 1/2 inches of depth in the cabinet and no it's not made yet.  so let me see if i can attach the photos.    i don't know if the pictures got attached.  if they didn't i'll try again tomorrow,  if they did, the idea is that the rails are inlayed into the floor and ceiling of the cabinet or a channel can be cut directly into the wood-i bought these rails 10 years ago, don't know if they're still available either.  thanks, tamara

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   tamaral | Apr 08, 2009 07:21am | #9

   oops, the photos didn't get attached.  now i need lessons in that operation.  tamara

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   YesMaam27577 | Apr 08, 2009 04:36pm | #10

   When using the "attach files" function, you select the file/photo, then hit the "upload" button.Note that the button will change colors when you hit it. Here's the trick -- you need to not touch your computer, mouse, or keyboard until the button changes back. Then hit the "done" button.Depending on various factors (file size being important), it can take from a few seconds to a few minutes. In general, those of us who might want to look at your pics, will tend to prefer file sizes around 100K.

   Politics is the antithesis of problem solving.

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   tamaral | Apr 08, 2009 04:48pm | #11

   thanks, tried that and when it finished it said there was an error...have to go to work so i'll try again later

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   YesMaam27577 | Apr 06, 2009 04:00pm | #6

   >>".....the problem of regular pocket door hardware is just that, 5" of door sticking out doesn't cut it....."It's difficult to even imagine what you are looking for. The geometry just doesn't work.If the plasma screen is five feet wide, then the doors that cover it when they are closed, will also be at least five feet wide (in total).(Assuming that you use a horizontal-hinge system, the the height of the doors will at least equal the height of the screen.)So, to "hide" those doors, you need at least half of the screen's dimension.Unless you use a sort of shoji style sliding door, with multiple panels that slide in "layered" tracks.Or, like the extremely-high-end fittings in very expensive homes -- cover the screen with a framed painting, and use a mechanism that lifts the painting out of the way.Politics is the antithesis of problem solving.

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   oldusty | Apr 06, 2009 04:50pm | #7

     You haven't given us any dimensions that indicate a problem , is the piece built yet ?

         Can you give us actual dimensions to better help you ?

           I offered up sets of bi folding panels or doors as a solution to the width and depth scenario not sure what your looking for . Using the flipper door hardware or other suitable will be so much easier then reinventing the wheel .

        good luck      dusty

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   Jamie_Buxton | Apr 03, 2009 05:39pm | #2

   Another possibility is a covering panel which slides, like http://www.auton.com/products/traks/in-vis-o-trak/

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   brad805 | Apr 03, 2009 07:57pm | #3

   Any chance you can use lifting hardware for the TV?  I have seen some very nice cabinets that house the TV and it operates on a remote.  It can be a great option if you dont mind spending some $$.

   Brad