doors to long
#1
06-04-08, 03:44 AM
doors to long
how do I cut off the bottom of inside doors so they don't drag on the carpet? These are wood doors ,4 panels and need about a half inch cut off. How do I keep the cut smooth on both sides of the door?
Thanks fo the help.
Thanks fo the help.
#2
06-04-08, 04:00 AM
Use a straight edge, straight piece of wood or such clamped to the door as a guide for the saw. Put a piece of tape on your cut line and cut with a utility knife. This will reduce splintering, tearout.
#6
06-04-08, 11:43 AM
Originally Posted by thezster
Table saw works best if you have one....
#7
06-04-08, 03:50 PM
One other thing, make your cut on the waste side of the line you scribe on the door with the razor knife. The waste side may spinter, but your door won't.
#8
06-04-08, 08:11 PM
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Seeing as we are using one liners for answers.....
If the doors are hollow and your cut removes the all of the inner wood support from the bottom of the door (ie you can put your hand completely inside a hole in the bottom of the door), use a block plane to shave the wood frame free from the cut scrap and reglue inside the bottom cavity.
If the doors are hollow and your cut removes the all of the inner wood support from the bottom of the door (ie you can put your hand completely inside a hole in the bottom of the door), use a block plane to shave the wood frame free from the cut scrap and reglue inside the bottom cavity.
#9
06-05-08, 03:23 AM
Yeah, I didn't mention that since he was only cutting off 1/2". Hopefully they haven't already been cut, but if you do reach that void as czizzi mentioned, that's the way to do it!
#10
06-05-08, 04:27 AM
For me it's easier to rip a 2x to the right size and insert it instead of trying to remove the veneer off of the piece that came out of the door..... but I suppose if you don't have a table saw, it might be easier to reuse the original.
#11
06-06-08, 12:29 PM
Originally Posted by cwbuff
??? How can that be best? I'm sure it can be done, but I've never seen anyone cut a door bottom on a table saw and can't understand why. It takes about 5 minutes start to finish with a circular saw. No hardware removal, no humping the door to the shop, no table extensions needed and less chance to screw it up.
#12
06-06-08, 02:22 PM
Not looking to pick nits here thezster, but you crosscut a door on a table saw using a fence? Sorry, but that sounds dangerous to me. I have six panel wooden doors and no way would i want to carry them down to the basement for a bottom trim. Them suckas' are heavy!
I just clamp a straightedge to the door and use it as a guide for my circular saw. Straight cut every time.
I just clamp a straightedge to the door and use it as a guide for my circular saw. Straight cut every time.
