Cabinet Door Panel Rattle

Door panel inserts rattle i use the theses space balls from lee valley in the link provided above.

Cabinet door panel rattle. Close the door and hold a block of wood against the doorstop. The groove in the rails stiles is 1 4 but the 1 4 panel sheet goods is really about 1 32 thinner. 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. Space balls are 1 4 diameter rubber balls designed to be installed in the panel groove before glue up.

Door dimensions are 25 by 20. They stop panel rattle and help eliminate cracking glue joints. 3 16 panel barrels 100 00s08 13 they not only eliminate rattling but also center raised panels. It s a terrible noise.

I don t have the money right now to replace them and they are only 5 years old. These simple yet effective space balls center solid panels then compress as the panel expands. When you close the cabinet doors you can hear the center panel insert rattles even closing the door as softly as possible. Cabinet doors rattle please help.

I ve made the cabinet doors out of a solid oak frame and a 1 4 oak plywood insert. Then secure the door stop with 1 1 4 in. The compressed rubber expands and contracts along with seasonal changes in humidity keeping door panels centered and rattle. 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.

What thickness ply would you go. 8 10 space balls recommended per door. Smack the wood until the door stop moves enough to touch the door. Any suggestions on how to fix this.

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. Panel rattle happens when changes in humidity cause a door panel to shrink down to loose fit in the panel groove. Tighten one adjustable wrench onto the curved latch side of the plate to hold it while you bend the tang. 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.

While the cabinets still look great this is becoming a issue i would really like to resolve. 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. Space balls are 0 26 in diameter to match the cut of standard stile and rail bits. 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.

Rail and stiles will be from poplar and the panel will be plywood. Space balls 0 26 in diameter.