E-Z Glide Tracks-Aluminum

I built a makeup cabinet for the Missus and did not want doors that opened due to space constrictions/ease of access. This sliding door kit fit the bill perfectly. I also got the handles which completed the high end look. Recommend this kit to anyone looking for sliding glass doors.

-Roger

This is a good product although the nylon wheels are noisy or bumpy for some reason. When you apply the tracks to your glass you need to lubricate the rubber gasket with a soapy solution like Windex and still you have to pound it on with a rubber hammer or a regular hammer and wooden block.

Pleased with the siding door system. Installing rubber glazing along bottom of for panel a bit of challenge, requires patience. Rails easy to install. Cut upper and lower rails to desired length with a bandsaw. Had to cut door panel shorter than recommend so upper guides would not interfere with heads of rail mounting screws. The package offered by Rockler has nylon wheels but manufacturer (epcohardware.com) offers metal wheels as well as 6 and 8 foot lengths.

I built a recessed medicine cabinet for our bathroom 42" wide x 25 1/2" high. I used this track, really, really nice product. Since I am replicating one of those old medicine cabinets with the mirrored doors that slide back and forth, this is exactly what I wanted. My only slight issue is the nylon roller really aren't sturdy enough to give my cabinet doors a nice roll. I went to EPCO's website and saw they suggested using their #753 Steel Ball Bearings, which I am working on ordering. ** NOTE: be sure you push the bottom roller shoes FULLY into the bottom of the door. I didn't realize this at first, so it seemed like the doors wouldn't fit in properly. Once I realized this and pushed the roller shoes all the way into the bottom of the door, PERFECT.

The track worked out great in a medicine cabinet I made. My problem is the nylon wheel has gone bad and it seems the only remedy is to repurchase the entire track. Wish they sold replacement wheels.

Beautiful, clean lines and smooth rollers make this one fantastic product!Thank you for making it all so easy.

I've successfully used these many times but I'm always a little uncertain when I order them. Does a 4 ft slide consist of two 2 ft slides to accomodate a 4 ft opening? (It does).

A great look to it. Easy install and quality parts. I got the bronze finish and used glass with a bronze tint. In a dark wood cabinet this looks great. Nylon rollers are a little noisy, should offer the ball bearing type as an option.

I basically like this product. The aluminum extrusions are of nice quality and finish. The guide wheels are a bit less so, but seem to work while being a bit bumpy in operation.

The major issue is installing the piece of aluminum extrusion and the rubber gasket, or maybe it's vinyl, onto the bottom of the glass. This is an extremely tight fit onto 1/4" glass. I lubricated the parts with silicone fist and tried to use a rubber mallet to tap, make that pound, it into place. No such luck. One end would start to go on and as you moved down the track, that end would pop back up. I tried soapy water, no luck.

Finally, I figure it was going get it onto the glass, or the mirror was going to break, one way or the other! I took the glass and used a block of wood on each end of the mirror and furniture clamps to press fit the track and gasket onto the frame. Even this would not work until I sprayed the track and gasket with silicon lube, AND used a heat gun to warm the aluminum track. Finally, this method worked. If only I knew this method before hand, it would have saved me much cursing and frustration. So, now you know.

All-in-all, I use this product again, now knowing how to fit the dang nab track to the mirror.

These were advertised to be spring tension for an easy installation and firm hold on 1/4" glass. They were too big. I used 1/2" felt dots placed inside the handle to hold them in place.

I am building a large display case for my wife's collection of unicorns and so it needed glass doors. I chose to go witjh sliders because each glass panel was 36"wide X 46" tall. Too much weight for hinges.
The sliders were a challenge to say the least. I am using single thickness non-tempered glass from a commercial glazier. The rubber (?) gasket supplied for the lower track has two ridges formed on the whole lengnth on the outside of the gasket. Getting the glass to fit into the aluminum track with those ridges would have required enough force to break the glass. I resorted to shaving them off both sides with a razor and a block of wood. (see photo). Even then, the fit was very tight between the aluminum and the gasket. The rubber kept wanting to tip off of the edge of the glass due to friction. I solved this by smearing a thin film of KY Liquid on the aluminum side of the gasket, stretching the gasket by the excess ends and working the aluminum channel down over the gasket. The force was still substantial but no glass got broken. The KY smeared a bit so I let her clean the glass.
Lastly, another word on the gaskets. They come in the kit bag folded in half. (See photo) This causes the gasket to deform about half-way down its length and will not sit on the edge of the glassas it has to for a proper installation. It just adds to the difficulty working with it. The one in the photo definitely had a mind of its own and was not going to cooperate. I resorted to using wooden clothespins to hold it in place. I feared that any stronger clamping force could damage the glass.
The sliders are in and the wife is thrilled. I have several more glass sliders to install as this project continues. I don't think I will put myself through this again.

The lower track was such a loose fit it wouldn't stay on. After measuring the 1/4" glass I purchased, I found that it was only 3/16".
I then tried using the vinyl glazing strip that came with it and couldn't get the lower track on. I had to lube the strip with liquid teflon and literally pound the track on using a mallet. I was afraid of breaking the glass, but finally got the track on and the doors now work fine. Make sure the glass you use is actually 1/4".

Instructions for assembly were inadequate at best. It was not until after I had gone way out of the way to accommodate a taller-than-expected assembly that I discovered the wheel assemblies could be inserted deeper. Then, rolling on the tracks is quite noisy. Other than that, they look very nice and work well.

Terrible product. Looks ok, but operates badly. The rollers don't really roll they kind of drag and bump along. You'll spend a lot of time putting together a custom piece and the poor operation of this slide is all that people will notice.