55 g standard stand doors that dont open

[gmod]

making these doors open will not reduce the strength of the cabinet right? I want to unscrew them and use the kitchen cabinet magnet idea so they come off completely when maint time is due....

[gmod]

24 views and nobody knows? Wrong forum i guess

[KhmerStyle]

Pics would be helpful

[originalhandy]

24 views isnt much and its hard to say without pics.

If the doors were screwed on from the get go as part of the design yes it may well affect the I integrity of the structure as id bet it does offer support.

If thats the case I wouldn't take the doors off without re enforcing the cabinet somehow.

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[troy tucker]

Are the doors ment to open? Are they hanged to open? Or will they just not open? A picture would help. As for all the looks and no know. There are a few carpenters here and I'm not on every day.

[troy tucker]

Funny! Midnight no one knows but in the morning 3 people willing to help in 6 min.

[AHP]

So if I am reading your thread correctly...

You want to take off doors on your stand that do not open? I am guessing then you are just looking at paneling (made to look like a door). If you want to create a door I would cut your opening > use a 2x4 for the middle support and then install cabnet doors on both sides of the 2x4.
For suggestion sake please do not make any alterations until we truely know what we are working with.

[gmod]

Its a standard old fashioned 4ft stand.

[KhmerStyle]

That looks fine you can replace it I guess someone put screws on it to mount that fish.

[gmod]

If the doors where off the space would be wide open. The fish is the only 2 doors that open. Screwed in on 1 door. So acts like a handle too.

[KhmerStyle]

The doors do not support the tank its design to open freely. Being only 4ft long and only a 55 gallon you should have no worries.

[AHP]

O man that is a great opportunity for a bi-folding door!
You could remove the middle twig (support) and use the two other supports to stabilize your load. With the middle support gone you can make a flush bi-folding door or even your idea of magnet insert.

[gmod]

You have any more info on that idea. Sounds very interesting. But iam not a carpenter so needs to be very easy. Lol
Thank u everyone for the help

[troy tucker]

I like the fish on the door!

[gmod]

Thanks. Its grown on me wasnt sure at first.