80/20: Door Track Overview
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- Опубликовано: 18 фев 2015
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Hello and welcome to 80/20’s product highlight series. Today we are going to take a look at door track. This door track allows panels to be used as sliding doors, and can be cut to any length. They are easy to install, available in both fractional and metric, and are compatible across a wide range of profile series. Now the great thing about door track is that it requires no machining and no hardware.
Now the door track comes in two parts. You have your top portion, and you have your bottom portion. Now to ensure your panel slides smoothly, there is a little bit of a difference between these two. If you put them side-by-side, you can see that the bottom portion has a little bit of a bump at the bottom of the track. That’s going to allow it to slide smoothly.
Now when it comes to installing it, we’ll grab our frame, we’re going to start with the top portion. We’ll put it right into the open T-slot, and we’ll hammer it right in. Once we have that in there, we’ll flip our frame, and we’ll start in on our bottom portion. We’ll get it into the open T-slot and do the same thing, we’ll hammer it right in.
Now once you have all that in there, take your panel and put it into the top track first, and then into the bottom track, and then your panel can slide freely. Now hopefully you found this segment on door track helpful. For more information, please visit 8020.net and be sure to subscribe to future 80/20 videos. And as always, make it a great day. 
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How can you get the right dimensions for the sliding doors. Is there a depth dimension for each track which you could add to your overall height of the door? I see when you install the door there was a little bit of play so that you can install in the upper slide first and then sit it on the bottom one. How do you determine that?
Hi, Deb - Thank you for your question! To determine the panel height to have it lift out of the door track, take the inside dimension of the t-slot extrusion opening and subtract 0.5” or 12.5mm. This applies to both the 10/25 series and 15/40 series door track.
Learn more about track dimensions, here: catalogs.8020.net/80-20-Inc-Catalog-23/513/
The 15 series has three slots and the 10 series has two. If I'm using 15 series extrusions, do I need three slots for two sliding panels or is there another way to have just two slots with 15 series extrusions?
Hi there - thank you for your question! 3 slots isn't totally necessary for 15 series, but for a larger/longer sliding door opening, you can have 3 doors to make it more convenient. There isn't a standard way of just 2 door track slots.
What is the maximum panel thickness that can be used for 10-series 80/20 extrusion?
Hi, Jonathan! Thanks for your question! If you're not using rubber panel gasket, the maximum thickness would be a 1/4" (6mm) panel used with a 10-series extrusion. Or, if you choose to include panel gasket, a 3/16" (4.5mm) panel would still fit along with the rubber panel gasket.
@@8020llc Thank you very much! That's very helpful.
In a vibrating environment, how can you prevent the rattle?
In order for a door to move smoothly along the track, there will need to be some room for the door to move, making this application less than ideal for a high-vibration environment.
What's the name of the bottom and top of the track provide it along with a link
Hi there! You can find sliding door tracks for different profile series here: 8020.net/search/?q=door%20track
Is there a way to remove the track after being installed? Does this compromise the strength of the track for reinstallation?
Hi Seth. Good question! There are a few ways that you can remove the door track. You can dis-assemble the frame and try to knock the door track down the t-slot and off the end of the extrusion, or you can pry the door track out of the extrusion.
The knocking down method is tedious, but may save the door track for reinstallation.
The prying method will probably warp the door track and discolor it. It will also probably not be reusable.