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Daniel Prince
2008-07-05 09:35:34
Trimming a door to fit
I just bought a new hollow core door and it is slightly too wide and
too tall for the opening (an eighth inch or less). What is the best
way for me to trim it enough so that it will fit plus enough for a
coat of primer and paint? Thank you in advance for all replies.
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dpb
2008-07-05 11:42:49
Re: Trimming a door to fit
Daniel Prince wrote:
> I just bought a new hollow core door and it is slightly too wide and
> too tall for the opening (an eighth inch or less). What is the best
> way for me to trim it enough so that it will fit plus enough for a
> coat of primer and paint? Thank you in advance for all replies.
Sharp handplane or surform tool.
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HeyBub
2008-07-05 11:47:58
Re: Trimming a door to fit
Daniel Prince wrote:
> I just bought a new hollow core door and it is slightly too wide and
> too tall for the opening (an eighth inch or less). What is the best
> way for me to trim it enough so that it will fit plus enough for a
> coat of primer and paint? Thank you in advance for all replies.
Cheap power plane?
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91062
Or, if you have a table saw of sufficient width, and a couple of helpers to
keep it straight, you could remove 1/8".
My first guess would be to take the excess off the hinge side.
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Tony Hwang
2008-07-05 17:26:15
Re: Trimming a door to fit
HeyBub wrote:
> Daniel Prince wrote:
>> I just bought a new hollow core door and it is slightly too wide and
>> too tall for the opening (an eighth inch or less). What is the best
>> way for me to trim it enough so that it will fit plus enough for a
>> coat of primer and paint? Thank you in advance for all replies.
>
> Cheap power plane?
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91062
>
> Or, if you have a table saw of sufficient width, and a couple of helpers to
> keep it straight, you could remove 1/8".
>
> My first guess would be to take the excess off the hinge side.
>
>
Hi,
Snading?
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HeyBub
2008-07-05 15:14:49
Re: Trimming a door to fit
Tony Hwang wrote:
> HeyBub wrote:
>> Daniel Prince wrote:
>>> I just bought a new hollow core door and it is slightly too wide and
>>> too tall for the opening (an eighth inch or less). What is the best
>>> way for me to trim it enough so that it will fit plus enough for a
>>> coat of primer and paint? Thank you in advance for all replies.
>>
>> Cheap power plane?
>> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91062
>>
>> Or, if you have a table saw of sufficient width, and a couple of
>> helpers to keep it straight, you could remove 1/8".
>>
>> My first guess would be to take the excess off the hinge side.
>>
>>
> Hi,
> Snading?
I prefer gnawing. Unless the object is sub-radiant.
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DanG
2008-07-05 12:12:48
Re: Trimming a door to fit
Hand plane or belt sander.
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"Daniel Prince" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I just bought a new hollow core door and it is slightly too wide
>and
> too tall for the opening (an eighth inch or less). What is the
> best
> way for me to trim it enough so that it will fit plus enough for
> a
> coat of primer and paint? Thank you in advance for all replies.
> --
> Whenever I hear or think of the song "Great green gobs of greasy
> grimey gopher guts" I imagine my cat saying; "That sounds
> REALLY,
> REALLY good. I'll have some of that!"
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David Nebenzahl
2008-07-05 10:46:50
Re: Trimming a door to fit
On 7/5/2008 9:35 AM Daniel Prince spake thus:
> I just bought a new hollow core door and it is slightly too wide and
> too tall for the opening (an eighth inch or less). What is the best
> way for me to trim it enough so that it will fit plus enough for a
> coat of primer and paint? Thank you in advance for all replies.
As others have said, a handplane. *Not* a belt sander, and *not* a
Surform. Just a good, sharp handplane (the longer the better).
--
"Wikipedia ... it reminds me ... of dogs barking idiotically through
endless nights. It is so bad that a sort of grandeur creeps into it.
It drags itself out of the dark abyss of pish, and crawls insanely up
the topmost pinnacle of posh. It is rumble and bumble. It is flap and
doodle. It is balder and dash."
- With apologies to H. L. Mencken
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dpb
2008-07-05 13:12:19
Re: Trimming a door to fit
David Nebenzahl wrote:
> On 7/5/2008 9:35 AM Daniel Prince spake thus:
>
>> I just bought a new hollow core door and it is slightly too wide and
>> too tall for the opening (an eighth inch or less). What is the best
>> way for me to trim it enough so that it will fit plus enough for a
>> coat of primer and paint? Thank you in advance for all replies.
>
> As others have said, a handplane. *Not* a belt sander, and *not* a
> Surform. Just a good, sharp handplane (the longer the better).
A surform is, essentially, a form of handplane. The 10" or so float
ones are, in fact, a most excellent choice for the purpose, especially
for those w/o much experience w/ a regular hand plane. They'll slice
the typical veneer quite nicely w/o tearing and don't need any expertise
in sharpening that many novice conventional hand plane users may not have.
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RicodJour
2008-07-05 11:42:35
Re: Trimming a door to fit
On Jul 5, 2:12 pm, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
> David Nebenzahl wrote:
> > On 7/5/2008 9:35 AM Daniel Prince spake thus:
>
> >> I just bought a new hollow core door and it is slightly too wide and
> >> too tall for the opening (an eighth inch or less). What is the best
> >> way for me to trim it enough so that it will fit plus enough for a
> >> coat of primer and paint? Thank you in advance for all replies.
>
> > As others have said, a handplane. *Not* a belt sander, and *not* a
> > Surform. Just a good, sharp handplane (the longer the better).
>
> A surform is, essentially, a form of handplane. The 10" or so float
> ones are, in fact, a most excellent choice for the purpose, especially
> for those w/o much experience w/ a regular hand plane. They'll slice
> the typical veneer quite nicely w/o tearing and don't need any expertise
> in sharpening that many novice conventional hand plane users may not have.
True enough, but the Surform will leave a ratty finish. You'll still
need to clean up the edge with a plane or by sanding. A sharp jack or
jointer plane is a one step process.
R
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dpb
2008-07-05 13:49:01
Re: Trimming a door to fit
RicodJour wrote:
...
> True enough, but the Surform will leave a ratty finish. You'll still
> need to clean up the edge with a plane or by sanding. A sharp jack or
> jointer plane is a one step process.
Certainly no rattier than a novice w/ an untuned hand plane... :)
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David Nebenzahl
2008-07-05 11:57:56
Re: Trimming a door to fit
On 7/5/2008 11:49 AM dpb spake thus:
> RicodJour wrote:
>
>> True enough, but the Surform will leave a ratty finish. You'll still
>> need to clean up the edge with a plane or by sanding. A sharp jack or
>> jointer plane is a one step process.
>
> Certainly no rattier than a novice w/ an untuned hand plane... :)
True. A plane *does* take a little skill to operate. It's a skill I
recommend that anyone who works with wood should get (and yes, it does
include knowing how to sharpen the blade and "tune" the plane).
Now using a hand scraper, that's another essential tool I'm still
learning how to use ...
--
"Wikipedia ... it reminds me ... of dogs barking idiotically through
endless nights. It is so bad that a sort of grandeur creeps into it.
It drags itself out of the dark abyss of pish, and crawls insanely up
the topmost pinnacle of posh. It is rumble and bumble. It is flap and
doodle. It is balder and dash."
- With apologies to H. L. Mencken
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dpb
2008-07-05 14:02:04
Re: Trimming a door to fit
David Nebenzahl wrote:
> On 7/5/2008 11:49 AM dpb spake thus:
>
>> RicodJour wrote:
>>
>>> True enough, but the Surform will leave a ratty finish. You'll still
>>> need to clean up the edge with a plane or by sanding. A sharp jack or
>>> jointer plane is a one step process.
>>
>> Certainly no rattier than a novice w/ an untuned hand plane... :)
>
> True. A plane *does* take a little skill to operate. It's a skill I
> recommend that anyone who works with wood should get (and yes, it does
> include knowing how to sharpen the blade and "tune" the plane).
And, given the forum and the question, the likelihood of that happening
w/ OP is roughly nil; hence the alternate suggestion.
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