Spice up your shop with an origami folding door

July 10, 2020

In a recent video, YouTuber Jonny Builds demonstrates how to make an origami folding door.

Doors are pretty boring. Sure, they are an essential part of any building, especially the home, but their functionality is fairly standard. Doors swing open, slide along tracks, fold like accordions and not much else. But what if your door could bend and fold like a piece of origami paper, twisting in half as you pull the handle? With the right engineering and skills, anything is possible. In a recent video, YouTuber Jonny Builds demonstrates how to make an origami folding door.

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Alexis Gajewski | Senior Content Strategist

Alexis Gajewski has over 15 years of experience in the maintenance, reliability, operations, and manufacturing space. She joined Plant Services in 2008 and works to bring readers the news, insight, and information they need to make the right decisions for their plants. Alexis also authors “The Lighter Side of Manufacturing,” a blog that highlights the fun and innovative advances in the industrial sector. 

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