Custom 4x4 Carpet Enclosure

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Originally Posted by formica

I'd recommend using Plastic runners tbh, the glass movement will eventually wear away any sealant you use to protect the wood, humidity will cause rot/warpin and eventually the runners will fail - you can buy plastic runners for peanuts on ebay

Thanks for all your help, Formica. I had the damnedest time finding plastic runners. No one in town has them, not even specialty glass stores, and I couldn't find a seller from the U.S. on eBay. There is one American chain store that sells runners online, so I'll try that.

Originally Posted by LarryS

Id be interested to hear more about the plastic welding if you don't mind. What kind of welder do you use, is there a steep learning curve?

I find this part fascinating.

The build is looking great!

Thanks Larry! Welding polypropylene has to be the easiest weld there is. Basically, it's an industrial-grade thermal glue gun that melts plastic rods onto the joints of the poly. You guide the rods through an adapter head on the welder gun and slide the heated rod along the joint. The head of the welder heats the poly and the rod, melting them together.

I attached a pic of our welder. The switch for the cooling fan broke today, so we had to get creative.