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    Good tip Evanism.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Evanism View Post
    Nathaniel, check out Doors Plus in Fyshwick. They have a pile out the back to choose from....all the rejects, bangs and installers who f'd up a hinge etc
    Thanks, I'm going to put on my redneck roof racks and head out there tomorrow to have a look.

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    So I went out to Doors Plus and browsed through their "packing" doors in the carpark and picked this up, scored it for free too! Not sure what it is … two boards of MDF sandwiching a solid frame, no idea what's in the middle but it's heavy, solid and perfect for my purposes; better than a full-width exterior door.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NathanaelBC View Post
    ..... and picked this up, scored it for free too! Not sure what it is …
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    Good Morning Nathanael

    Nicely done, good price - looks like half of a bi-fold door. Should work well.

    Just regard that door as expendable. I just screw guides, stops, bench dogs?, etc directly to the bench with self tapping screws. Works well. Also draw directly onto the bench - guidlines, assembly instructions, etc. When pencil gets too confusing, paint over it. When top gets too daggy, turn it over - I usually select good or daggy side depending on job. When both sides are too daggy, get a new door.

    Also, if it slides on the sawhorses, then either:
    • screw cleat to bottom of door and clamp to sawhorse, or
    • screw two cleats on either side of a sawhorse.


    Fair Winds

    Graeme

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    We had big, solid core doors at work, all pushing 200kg each. Something to do with retarding rates of fire spread.
    Solid wood edges, door-skin ply surfaces and filled with cement/mortar. What a bench they would make.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robson Valley View Post
    Solid wood edges, door-skin ply surfaces and filled with cement/mortar. What a bench they would make.
    … and at something like $1-2,000 each/set

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    Quote Originally Posted by NathanaelBC View Post
    … and at something like $1-2,000 each/set
    Yes that is why they are called fire doors.

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