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Thanks Chud I can hear everyones brain cogs whirring!

you are all being great - thankyou :)

Another potential plan John thanks - that with a workmate to stop it sliding just might do it...

Thanks Foxhole - lifting is not a massive problem but unfortunately because of the design of the hinges you have to hold the thing in the air for a prolonged period to get all three hinges to align - My dad helped the hubby last time - but can no longer lift - so it will be me the puny wife...

Hi Burnerman - thankyou - the workmate is a good thought that we hadn't thought off - The door is a good half foot off the patio - so we'd have to work with wooden levers etc to raise it up to get it off the hinges, but we might be able to clamp it with your workmate idea - as an 'extra pair of...

Thanks Foxhole - each door is a metre wide - we're used to lugging around heavy stuff - (we've done a fair amount of heavy groundwork and building) but these seem excessively heavy! I'm worried I'll lose control off the weight once they're off the hinges - leaving the hubby squashed underneath...

Should have said that we've used a Genie Lifter for other projects in the past, which was our first thought, but it wouldnt be able to hold the door securely once it was free...

Hi all. Hope you can help! I've got to lift a french door off its hinges to replace the lock and do some major adjustments to the hinges themselves (hence the sheared lock bolt ;)). It is particulatly wide, probably a design flaw, which causes weight problems on the hinges. If we were staying in...

I just remember my dad labouring over a beautiful piranha pine kitchen table, he didnt think about this and it split completely apart twice down it's length :(

Sorry, getting carried away after a few glasses of vino :wink:

Oooh good point! Brass (or if i'm feeling really fancy) bronze it is then! :-)

Thanks for your reply, through and through i think ( one whole slice of the tree but grain configuration looks close to centre of original tree). Also it's 50mm thick (hence the need for a steel pedestal!), which i presume affects rate of movement?

Oh and foxhole - if only life could be that simple! :wink:

Thanks all! Big-all it is powdercoated steel so i hope should be ok. Harbourwoodwork - how much movement should i allow approx, i read somewhere 1/8" fot every 12" - what do you reckon? Thanks again for your help!

Hi - have built a steel pedestal for a high freestanding solid oak breakfast bar - kind of like a chunky poseur table. I am going to bolt the base to the floor, but the query is regarding fixing the 5mm steel plate to the underside of the oak. I understand that I need to allow for expansion -...