Recent content by smudgester

OK, so replacing the hinge with the kind of brackets KenGMac suggested makes the whole structure a lot more stable. Just need to give the supporting leg some feet and I think it's done. Thanks all the help folks.

I know - I was pointing out the current solution I am trying was using a t-hinge; which wasn't working either. I think the main problem I have is that ... I am effectively talking about trying to have 2 pieces of 2m x 1" x 3" of wood, hinged together along the 3" side, and then suspended about...

Possibly. As looking at it again I don't think a t-hinge is going to do the job as I can see there is some considerable amount of play in the hinge (possibly even more than there was in the original, smaller, barrel/butt hinge)

Yeah, I thinking about those - though they only give two options - I think - parallel or perpendicular. Not that that would necessarily be a bad thing; at least it would offer a way of keeping the 'hinge' perpendicular.

Ok so this is for outdoor projector screen, setup in such a way that - primarily - the screen (and thus the viewing position) can be in one of 2 positions; parallel to the wall or perpendicular to it. The first hinge I used was a simple butt/barrel hinge - not sure of the material but it...

Hi all, I have a DIY conundrum which I am struggling to find an adequate solution for. I have two bits of 2m long 1" x 3" wood. One of these has already been firmly attached to an outside wall on my house using 2", size 6, screw right through the wood and into the, rawl plugged, brick work [...