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Hi Brains Trust.
I am up to my new build and it calls for a panel (front of a building to open out 180deg to revel the interior.
I would like to do this mechanically but am a little unsure how to do it.
Options include motor and chain cogs (low voltage and using a motor controller) motor with small cog and door with larger cog to give mechanical advantage or using actuators to make the door move. It would require 2 for it to open 180 deg as one would only allow a 90 deg turn.
The doors will be either 3 ft or 6 ft wide and 8ft tall. it could be supported on the moving end with a caster. Materials would be 3x1.5 in frame and a covering of 1/8 MDF so not really heavy.
Has anyone done this in a amateur setting?
Any advice?
Thanks
Crispy.
I am up to my new build and it calls for a panel (front of a building to open out 180deg to revel the interior.
I would like to do this mechanically but am a little unsure how to do it.
Options include motor and chain cogs (low voltage and using a motor controller) motor with small cog and door with larger cog to give mechanical advantage or using actuators to make the door move. It would require 2 for it to open 180 deg as one would only allow a 90 deg turn.
The doors will be either 3 ft or 6 ft wide and 8ft tall. it could be supported on the moving end with a caster. Materials would be 3x1.5 in frame and a covering of 1/8 MDF so not really heavy.
Has anyone done this in a amateur setting?
Any advice?
Thanks
Crispy.