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Tim

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Subject : Curved bathroom door
Posted : 2013-02-12 12:53 PM
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I have a request to consider building a curved bathroom door, assuming standard door size. The question is whether there is a way to make it a hollow core door. My reference point is to make it out of 3/8 bending ply, but it would weigh a ton. People do torsion boxes in veneer bags ( I think )Is there a hybrid construction which would enable me to use a torsion box / honeycomb core construction with 3/8 bending ply faces and face veneers on top?


 
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mikemcnerney

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Subject : RE: Curved bathroom door
Posted : 2013-02-12 1:48 PM
Post #36844 - In reply to #36843
By standard you mean 30 x 80. What is the radius?
You will need some solid stock along the top/bottom and the length for hinges & latch. You might do a calculation of what the weight would be for a 1.5 ish thick door. It may not be as bad as you think & as long as you have decent hinges you should be OK.
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Jeff Patrick


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Subject : RE: Curved bathroom door
Posted : 2013-02-12 2:46 PM
Post #36845 - In reply to #36843
A door built up with 3/8" bending ply will not be any heavier than a conventional solid core interior door. Perhaps it will even be lighter... that particleboard core stuff they use is very heavy. But if you want the door to be lightweight then either a torsion box or perhaps the honeycomb stuff will work.


 
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Don Stephan

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Subject : RE: Curved bathroom door
Posted : 2013-02-12 6:25 PM
Post #36846 - In reply to #36845
Certainly the door could be made using lengthwise strips to make a torsion box. Ian Kirby wrote an article some time ago in FWW on curved torsion boxes. You might need to use more than usual number of strips to reduce faceting. And of course solid wood needs to be inserted in the core for the lockset. Haven't heard of honeycomb being used this way but some experimentation should be informative.
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