Guide for sliding door

[ramonski72]

Ok, I've installed a pair of sliding doors to turn an alcove into a built in wardrobe. The wooden doors are hung from above to a rail with wheels attached to the top of the doors, allowing the doors to slide side to side. However a groove, 13mm high x 5mm wide, needs to be cut into the bottom of each door along the full length so that a plastic door guide can be attached to the floor to stop the doors swinging.
Can anyone please suggest how to cut this groove into the doors? :?

[floobyduster]

You could use your biscuit cutter if you have one. Have a look at this video http://www.lamello.com/en/downloads/application-videos/wood-joining-system/additional-uses/cutting-grooves-of-panels.html

You may want to use some tape to protect the face of the door.

[mic-d]

With a circular saw with a fence attached to it. Clamp the door to a post or something so the bottom is at a comfortable height for you to work on it. Then set the saw fence so the outside edge of the saw blade cuts 2.5mm off the centreline. Do one pass then flip the door over and do a second pass.


Cheers
Michael

[triden]

Go to Bunnings and by a external guide:2tsup:

[joe greiner]

Router with a self-centering base plate: two dowels or bolts equally spaced from the router bit. Like this:

http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip032301wb.html

Joe

[NCArcher]

If you have a router a guided slot cutter bit will make quick work of it. Clamp some scrap to the edges to limit the tear out.

[zenwood]

I did the upside down version of yours (wheels on the bottom and slot at the top). I cut the groove with a router.

I might also recommend replacing the plastic guide rail with a piece of aluminuim T-section. Much more robust.