barn rail build
supplies
1 3/8 2.5"x 19' metal strap stock
1 5/8 x4' metal tube
2 6" HD fixed casters
2 4" pulleys
18 6" 5/8 lag screws
doos and ends nuts and bolts
Barn rail
rail
measure 1" 1/4" from the top of the metal strap and strike a line along the length of the metal strap. find the center of the metal strap and correlate it to the wall and opening. I started from the left and set my first hole marked and then spaced the hole 16" on center.
spacer
cut the 5/8 tube into 2" lengths. be-bur and clean. done
locate and pre drill 1/2" piolet holes into the studs for the 5/8 lag screws. make sure the holes are level. use a level. do not reference the floor or ceiling. because they my not be level, and this is the most important part. if the the rail is not level the doors will be hard to open or close.
now the hard part I did this alone but I need a second a par of hands. hold up the strap and and lace the lag screws thru the strap and screw the the lags into the predrilled 1/2 pilot holes.
door rollers.
take the caster wheels of the farm and cut in half. use nuts and bolts to attach the 4" pulleys done. attach to your doors/door
now you just need to scale this design to fit your project.
thanks for reading.
