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Posted by jmagerl on October 30, 2007, 5:03 pm
If it was like the one I had, the trays were friction fit to a central
spindle and over time they would slowly drift down on the shaft until they
hit the bottom and cause a great deal of friction. THe fix was to push them
back up and drive a nail in to the wooden shaft to prevent the diffting down
> On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:27:31 -0000, Christopher Nelson
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>>With luck, I'll be moving in a few weeks. The new house passed the
>>structural inspection with only minor issues noted but one thing I'm
>>sure is going to make me crazy is that the kitchen cabinets include a
>>corner carousel which turns with difficulty. I've never had one of
>>these in my house and I'm not sure how to fix it. I've Googled
>>newsgroups and the web in general and not found even an exploded view
>>of how they usually go together. What can I clean and/or lubricate to
>>make it work better?
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> Personally, I'd remove it. Things fall off of it, wasted space, and
> it may not always turn easily. I saw (on TOH) an alternative to a
> carousel which has a quarter-round rack that swings out on the door
> and at the same time pulls a square shelf from the corner. I
> question the price of such a shelf mechanism, and maybe better off to
> store seasonal or seldom used items in the far back corner. Hmmm, now
> where did I store that deep turkey iron roasting pan?
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