jacric2005
Well-known member
Ongoing sliding horse stall door project.
The directions said one hole drilled in center of 2X6 for vertical adjustment bolt to go into. But that leaves no lateral adjustment, which the product description from National Hardware promotes. The tech rep at the vendor said there's very little lateral adjustment - like none, in my opinion.
So I tried doing another hole close by using my hand drill - Mikati. It involved drilling the center hole, then nail on a little 1X jig to start the other hole. Pictures attached. Turned out well enough for the function and it will never be visible on top of the stall door. But now I really want a drill press.
Curiously, the carriage bolts go on reverse of the square slots, per the directions, so there is no interference between the door and the wall.
1 door down; 5 to go. Why do projects usually result in the purchase of more power tools?
The directions said one hole drilled in center of 2X6 for vertical adjustment bolt to go into. But that leaves no lateral adjustment, which the product description from National Hardware promotes. The tech rep at the vendor said there's very little lateral adjustment - like none, in my opinion.
So I tried doing another hole close by using my hand drill - Mikati. It involved drilling the center hole, then nail on a little 1X jig to start the other hole. Pictures attached. Turned out well enough for the function and it will never be visible on top of the stall door. But now I really want a drill press.
Curiously, the carriage bolts go on reverse of the square slots, per the directions, so there is no interference between the door and the wall.
1 door down; 5 to go. Why do projects usually result in the purchase of more power tools?
