Vendo 110

[Jonathan816]

I personally use glass or black beauty depending on the part.

[Slapshot42]

Yes I will need to sand/bead blast.   Trying to decide if I'm doing myself or not.  Also what material to use:  Sand , glass, walnut shells.  

I take mine to a local sandblaster. They use a 70 grit, glass bead.

Jared

[Blind1968]

I love the look of one that just came back from the sandblaster's, that new metal look.

[Fox Creek]

Got the door completely disassembled.  I have four bolts I broke off that need to be fixed,  so thats my next step.   I was amazed at how the screws rusted so bad you could not even see the threads on them.   All the wood is bad and needs to be replaced.   Good news is, the wood is good enough to use as a template.  Think I may some issue with the bottom of the main door being rusted through in several places.  After I get the four bolts out, it will be time to buy a media blaster and some walnut shells.  Try and get some pics up tomorrow. 

[mznb1u]

Got the door completely disassembled.  I have four bolts I broke off that need to be fixed,  so thats my next step.   I was amazed at how the screws rusted so bad you could not even see the threads on them.   All the wood is bad and needs to be replaced.   Good news is, the wood is good enough to use as a template.  Think I may some issue with the bottom of the main door being rusted through in several places.  After I get the four bolts out, it will be time to buy a media blaster and some walnut shells.  Try and get some pics up tomorrow. 

I havn't gotten that far into min yet but I have been thinking that is the wood on mine is bad that I would use Trex or a similar synthetic product.  I would think it would work and then you would not have to worry about moisture or rot.  Just a thought.

  Tim

[90grad]

Tim,

I'm not sure how well something like Trex would machine (anyone?).  It also isn't load-bearing.  The issue is there are MULTIPLE cuts required on several of the pieces...bevels, chamfers, indents etc.  Plus, the order of the cuts is important.  When I redid my 110, I had a master woodworker do the new wood.  He had to reverse-engineer everything, which made matters harder.  He said it wasn't easy figuring out stuff and was one of the hardest things he ever did.  Not trying to pee in anyone's Wheaties, just passing on my experience.

[mznb1u]

Not trying to pee in anyone's Wheaties, just passing on my experience.

Wayne,

That is one of my favorite sayings--don't hear too many other people use it.  All good points!  I forgot about the load bearing issue and I wasn't aware that the cuts would be that complicated.  And don't worry about the Wheaties, I am eating Frosted Flakes.  They're Grrreeeeaaat!

  Tim

[Fox Creek]

I agree,  I have looked at the wood several times and the cuts required.  It looks simple at first, but the longer you look at it the more cuts you find you need to do.  I was thinking that I might cut two sets at the same time.  I agree that wood would be much better that Trex.  The wood peices are currently sitting downstairs on my table saw.   Best to use a hard wood, any wood or wolmanized wood?   Any thoughts

[Blind1968]

Cypress, Redwood, Red Cedar and Pressure treated all are good at resisting rot but not sure how they would work in this application. There are some bad chemicals in the Pressure treated wood that you may not want near anything being consumed.

[Slapshot42]

I have read some previous posts and it sound like restoring the 110 doors is a nightmare!