Re: What do you call this type of door ?

[Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kevin Hawkins wrote:
> I have a large wooden door that covers/conceals the front of my Node
> 'AV' rack.  It hinges on one side and when open will slide back down
the
> side of the rack in a 3" gap so the door is hidden.  It uses ball
> bearing type slides but unfortunately they are not long enough so the
> edge of the door protrudes a few inches when open. This stops my
> pivoting rack from rotating as it collides. So I need to get a
mechanism
> for a wider door but am having great difficulty finding out what they
> are called.   Smaller versions are often inbuilt into TV cabinets.
> Someone I'm sure on here is bound to know, and if they know a supplier
> of any larger mechanisms even better...
>

"Pocket doors". Try:
http://www.woodfit.co.uk

Could you hinge the door in the middle so that you fold it in half
before sliding it back into the cabinet? If your door is <1.5"
thick, it
ought to work...

Jim