This is a full build video on how to design and build a bookcase hidden door using rixson pivot hardware. Tons of tips and tricks in this video.
00:00 - Start
00:31 - Assembling Bookcase Parts Without Exposed Fasteners
03:45 - Key Design Details Worth Mentioning...
05:48 - Keep Your Hands Clean... Less Sanding Later...
06:22 - Back Panel Installation - The Most Important Step
12:05 - Lesson Learned: Don't Change Dimesions On The Fly
12:55 - Day 2 - Starting Jamb & Pivot Hardware Mortising
14:03 - A KEY DESIGN DETAIL
14:45 - SKETCHUP - HOW I DESIGN HIDDEN DOORS
19:27 - Why Rixson 370 Pivot Hardware?
21:00 - Hardware Installation Starts With Determining The Pivot Point
21:57 - USING TEMPLATES TO MORTISE HARDWARE
23:45 - SETTING ROUTER BIT DEPTH WITH TEMPLATE
25:15 - Routing Top Jamb Mortise For Pivot Hardware
30:53 - Assembling The Jamb & Prep For Transport
32:33 - INSTALLING BOOKCASE TOP PIVOT HARDWARE
35:27 - INSTALLING BOTTOM BOOKCASE PIVOT HARDWARE
38:59 - SHIMMING FLOOR BRACKET WITH EPOXY
41:11 - TIME TO LOAD UP, OFF TO THE JOBSITE
42:46 - HOW THE FINISHED INSTALL WORKS
44:29 - PREP ROUGH OPENING & MAKE COPLANER
45:15 - INSTALL JAMB - SECURE HEAD JAMB
46:33 - HOW TO INSTALL FLOOR PIVOT HARDWARE
49:52 - A TRICK FOR DROPPING PIN IN PLACE
50:19 - Putting The Bookcase In Place
52:36 - The Raw Finished Product
54:44 - A CRITICAL DESIGN DETAIL FOR DOOR FUNCTION
56:25 - Latch Mechanism?