How To Make A Roll Up Door 

This probably looks complex and expensive to do, but it's as easy as routing the right size groove and mounting some salvaged rollers. The grove needs to match the roller in width and depth and is located near the top of the side panels. Two rollers are fastened to the side edges of the door at the top so that they can turn freely. Two more rollers are mounted inside the cabinet just below the groove and the same thickness as the door away from the front. I salvaged the rollers from a used set of low cost drawer slides and used regular flat head wood screws as axles and washers as spacers. This is an excerpt from a longer build video on making a modern office cabinet: ibuildit.ca/projects/making-a-modern-office-cabinet/

The brilliance is in the simplicity. Thank you for this.

This is one of those ideas that appears so simple I should have thought of it, but I never would have. Thank you!

Thankyou! I was trying to figure out a cabinet door for a caravan that didn't take up space while accessing the drawers. Thought oh I'll Google that. This came up and sorted out all my problems!! Seriously when you put the effort in that's the music in your head because you don't want to start from scratch!

It is an obvious way to do it that I never would have thought of. Great job !!!!!!

Man ,the tips and tricks keep on rolling out that beautifull cabinet. Well done.👌😂

WOW... I absolutely love your ideas! I actually remodeling my kitchen (myself), your ideas ways to save a huge amount of money. Thank you so much!

I love the EPIC music you used. Keep it up John!

Love the music. Saving the world, one rolling cabinet door at a time.

Thanks for the reminder on this John, I remember watching the cabinet build and thinking that was a useful feature. I have a bunch of roller skate bearings which I'm sure would be about the same size and could be used in the same way.

This might be just what I was looking for. Thanks.

What a beautiful idea. I'm redoing my kitchen now. I might incorporate this into fridge cabinet.

Love the dramatic music. Thanks for the video.

You sir, you are a star! Thanks a lot for sharing!

This was the most epic diy video I have seen

This is absolutely brilliant!! Thank you for sharing 😃❤️😃❤️

I remember this, thought it was cool then, still cool. Thanks John.

Just what I was looking for. Thanks

Very slick! I love it!

Wow! Great job!

Brilliant - thank you!

That's awesome dude! I was contemplating ordering a $60 folding door drawer slide mechanism and seeing this makes me want to do this 100%. I'm going to use skateboard bearings instead, which should work (my door will probably be about .75 to 1 inch thick), will probably need to get a thicker screw and might even do a threaded insert.

Nice, John! (The music did make me want to run out and get some popcorn, though). Like the handle!

Well done!. Thank you for sharing. 👌 👌 👌

Thank you for sharing ❤

Nice job!!

Muy buena idea, me la copio. Gracias!!

Genius!!!

Brilliant!!!

Very nice My Friend!

great vid!

Glorious! 👍😎👍

John thanks for sharing 🙌🏽 Your computer cabinet looks great! Hope it’s been severing you well over the years. Been thinking of doing flip up retractable doors for kitchen cabinets, as probably going to renovate the whole small kitchen this winter.. I tore off the upper cupboard doors years ago as was fed up with them swinging in the way whenever needed something especially if working in the galley with others was just annoying! Now thinking flip up retractable doors give the same freedom yet can also close the doors to make things look calmer. Even if I try to keep things neat inside the cupboards, still be nice to have the tidier ascetic of closed door fronts to cupboards especially with what have in mind with new renovations. I had thought instead of acquiring a router to make the tracks. I could just from the negative space that could be created by adding on additional lumber pieces thou except obviously where the track would be it be that negative space- if makes sense writing it out-lol I live in an apartment, so try to keep noise down and I don’t have lots of storage for tools. So when I design a project, I bring a cut list with me to get done at the store when purchasing the whole lumber pieces. Sure I spent some time before on the design measurements/math thou makes it super easy to put together at home for me, with way less noise, mess or tools. I’ve been looking all types of videos & different hardware slides ect thou this idea is exactly what I had in mind… simple like barrister bookcase I’ve been admiring yet are costly pieces to find the antique stacking style that allow individual pieces to be removed which I would fit into kitchen. Probably more work than just making my own cupboards with this method of flip up retractable doors. It’s getting lengthy, as I’m so excited full of ideas lol My last thought to share was that since in a kitchen the cupboards are to be secured in place for weight… can’t simply once installed from behind remove the door, if ever needed to do so with the type of rollers you’re using. So my thought was I would use the spring loaded pin style that is used on closet doors. This way could press down on the roller pin to recess it to remove the door incase that was ever needed. Thought I would share this idea as if my train of thought makes sense written out, might also be helpful to someone else’s needed as it’s a slightly modification. As believe this is still more cost effective than buying other hardware or sliders, it’s just a recessed track that stops just before the end to stop door from coming out all the way, with some rollers to guide the door along to go up away open or down. Brilliant;) www.amazon.ca/Products-9-1137S-Bi-Fold-Replacement-Primeline/dp/B082FN5VQN/ref=asc_df_B082FN5VQN/?tag=googlemobshop-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=579086997057&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3875117797728435731&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001599&hvtargid=pla-907139466649&psc=1

Congratulations!

Thats cool nice

Nice!

But those are going to wear out once you open and close that door like 2.5 million times!

♥.♥ Nice share. Thanks.

Sick!! 🤯🤨👊🏽💪🏽

Really milking that cabinet for tips and tricks. Love it.

Hi!! This was exactly what I was looking for. Excellent job!! Now my question is how does the door flips. Could you please send some details or pictures ??? Thanks!!!

I had to watch it twice, because I couldn't believe it could be so simple. That is what you're showing us here, right? That elaborate flipper door hardware really isn't necessary.

Great 🔥

so beautiful. why don't people make more of these barrister sliding doors??? as it's space saving and beautiful. i wonder if this will work on osb or pallet wood. i love it that you reuse stuff.

Does anyone know where I can get wheels like this? I don't have old drawer slides and I can't find wheels like this to purchase.

How doest the door go out anf fall out ? what stops it ? Do you also j have a trick to rol a door to the sides of the cabinet ?

Great

Thank you for using old reused hardware. I can't seem to find too many flipper door plans that don't use new hardware. Just making you buy more stuff. I wish you showed more detail that you did. But I think I have a better idea how to make a flipper door without buying all that extra stuff.

I’m thinking of a way to build a pull out spice rack for an upper cabinet, that will pivot to vertical, so spices will be facing out and can then be raised to level and put back in the cabinet. I appreciate any input you can offer me

That music seems to be saying: YOU WILL CONTINUE WATCHING, YOU WILL LIKE THIS. FINAL. COMPLETE. DONE.

Great job. Bet that was a bit finicky to get aligned but it looks great.

I might be being dumb, but how is it hinged when it folds down?

What did you put for the door, a slide?

Such dramatic music haha thanks for the tips as usual though

Are the drawer slides attached to sides of cabinet as well?

Please how much of gap does the door have between all the sides?

Nice piece John . Does your mind ever take a break ?

haha nice music :D

I think the soundtrack on this needs a little more cowbell ;-) LOL

Great screwing music at 0:50

Looks great John! QUESTION: How did u get it to not fall out when u pull it down/out?

Hi John! Wanted to say I'm a newbie woodworker and LOVE your content. You are frickin amazing! I'm considering this method for a flipper door on a project I'm starting soon. I'm concerned about the initial action just before the door gets pushed in. Without something to prevent it, wouldn't the door rack pretty easily at that point and potentially come off track? Once its at least a quarter of the way in I'm guessing the door keeps itself straight, but how could I prevent the initial racking, if there is any?

Now I just got to figure out how to do that with a metal cabinet

How about a flipper door. Like office cubical overheads have. I think of a roll top desk when I hear roll up.

1:15 - please the name of that music.

Hey John - I'm just curious. Are you still on a quest to buy some land? How's that going?

Gudd

Glad I went through the expense of buying two euro hinges and two stays to make a door that opens upwards and stays there and is in the way instead of doing this *face palm*

Help! 😅 I don’t understand how the door is attached and doesn’t fall off once he closes it. 😂

I needed yo know how the inside hinge works!! Nooooo

Icall witchcraft. You touched IKEA-stuff without bleeding...... photoshop?

Непонятно 👎

That not a "roll up door"

That's not what I think of when someone mentions a "roll up" door....ummmm. Go ahead and Google it....you'll see......