Cabinet Door Panel Rattle

These simple yet effective space balls center solid panels then compress as the panel expands.

Cabinet door panel rattle.

Door dimensions are 25 by 20. I ve made the cabinet doors out of a solid oak frame and a 1 4 oak plywood insert. The compressed rubber expands and contracts along with seasonal changes in humidity keeping door panels centered and rattle. Panel rattle happens when changes in humidity cause a door panel to shrink down to loose fit in the panel groove.

What thickness ply would you go. 3 16 panel barrels 100 00s08 13 they not only eliminate rattling but also center raised panels. Space balls 0 26 in diameter. So the panel will be roughly 17 by 13.

Hey all making a few doors shaker style for a storage bin cabinet. Jim hager a cheap easy and effective trick is to take flat tooth picks dip the end in glue and force it in between the panel and the rails or styles then break off the excess. Tighten one adjustable wrench onto the curved latch side of the plate to hold it while you bend the tang. It s a terrible noise.

I don t have the money right now to replace them and they are only 5 years old. The plywood is a little under a 1 4 and as you ve already guessed they rattle when i close the doors on the self closing hinges. The groove in the rails stiles is 1 4 but the 1 4 panel sheet goods is really about 1 32 thinner. Close the door and hold a block of wood against the doorstop.

They stop panel rattle and help eliminate cracking glue joints. When you close the cabinet doors you can hear the center panel insert rattles even closing the door as softly as possible. Then secure the door stop with 1 1 4 in. Cabinet doors rattle please help.

For 1 4 veneer panels you can put an 1 line of glue in the center of the top and bottom of the panel before you assemble. There are lots of different choices and lots of different hardware considerations but one door style that makers come back to time and time again is the frame and panel door and particularly the raised panel door. Space balls are 1 4 diameter rubber balls designed to be installed in the panel groove before glue up. Rail and stiles will be from poplar and the panel will be plywood.

I expected the rubber strips cmt panalign to keep the panels from rattling but such is not the case. Cabinets usually need a door or two and deciding on the style of the door can be make or break the appearance of the piece. 8 10 space balls recommended per door. Door panel inserts rattle i use the theses space balls from lee valley in the link provided above.

I have made hundreds of cabinet doors in my lifetime and never had a problem but the most recent batch i made has rattling panels. Smack the wood until the door stop moves enough to touch the door.