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Unsticking a corner carousel Christopher Nelson 10-30-2007
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Posted by Christopher Nelson on October 30, 2007, 9:27 am
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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Posted by dpb on October 30, 2007, 10:36 am
Christopher Nelson wrote:
> 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?

Depends on what the problem is -- if the shelves are rubbing on the
outer edge or somesuch, would take fixing that. If the bearings are bad
or dry, lubricating them would probably help. Some of the units I've
seen, however, are so cheaply made the real solution may be to simply
trash it and replace it with a better unit.

--



Posted by willshak on October 30, 2007, 11:35 am
on 10/30/2007 9:27 AM Christopher Nelson said the following:
> 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?

To take it off for inspection and lube, and if it is like mine with the
folding corner door and a notched tray, look for a metal cap about
1-1/4" diameter on the tray just behind the notch. Pop the cap out with
a screwdriver. Put your finger in the hole and slowly turn the tray. You
should feel the screw heads (4) for removing the tray.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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Posted by Phisherman on October 30, 2007, 2:46 pm
On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:27:31 -0000, Christopher Nelson

>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?

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?

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
>
>>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?
>
> 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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