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Originally Posted by pmrid
I’m planning to convert a resin (plastic) garden shed (Keter brand) into a ROR obs. It will require putting a track/rail with a few suitable rollers on each side, an extension framework out the back and finally, cutting the roof off the shed body.
I wonder what type of guide rail or track people are using and what sort of rollers.
The roof on this shed is not very heavy so the solution does not need to be “industrial” strength. The rollers will need to be V- shaped or just plain concave. The options for track seem to be a bit limited to either 25x25 angle iron or various aluminium angles - 16x16x1.6 or 20x12x1.5 or 3mm seem to be the options.
I can’t find any T-shape track or rail so plain angle seems to the only choice.
I’d be glad to hear what others have done though.
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Hi Peter,
One possibility is to use sliding gate track, which is a track with a hump in the middle that is used with wheels with a U groove in them that has mounting holes on either side of the hump. The type of thing I was thinking of is attached in the picture. Possibly go for the smallest 60mm type, 2 different mount types of which I've circled and note that vendors some times sell the tracks in pieces to make up longer lengths. Typical lengths I think are 1, 1.2 and 1.5m and 2m -
I would try to get a length so that the entire track is in one piece, where possible. Perhaps try to find a local industrial supplier of these rather than eBay (from which I sourced the pics) as I think you'd be more likely to find longer lengths and also that would afford you the option to have a look-see in person.
Best
JA