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The old gate we had was badly warped & the hinges rusted & twisted after it blew back on itself years ago.
I finally got round to making a replica, this time with tanalised T&G boards as the face instead of rough sawn which the previous owners had used.
Everything is set so far. Just looking at the hinges that were used before - 450mm T-hinges.
They're screwed in for the most part except at the far end (finest point) and the near end, there is a big screw (it's probably not called a screw but look at my username i don't know what it's called) which is beefier than the others. I imagine it's there for support.
The supports on the rear are 4x1 & the thickness of the T&G is claimed to be 19mm so i was only getting away with say 32mm screws before they start poking out.
That's from the previous gate.
* what are they called?
* how do i fit them (Got my biggest screwdriver & it's a bit of an awkward head on it)
* Are they the best option here?
* I'm assuming standard screws on the hinge are not the best idea & this is why the previous owner would've used 2 of these per hinge?
I finally got round to making a replica, this time with tanalised T&G boards as the face instead of rough sawn which the previous owners had used.
Everything is set so far. Just looking at the hinges that were used before - 450mm T-hinges.
They're screwed in for the most part except at the far end (finest point) and the near end, there is a big screw (it's probably not called a screw but look at my username i don't know what it's called) which is beefier than the others. I imagine it's there for support.
The supports on the rear are 4x1 & the thickness of the T&G is claimed to be 19mm so i was only getting away with say 32mm screws before they start poking out.
That's from the previous gate.
* what are they called?
* how do i fit them (Got my biggest screwdriver & it's a bit of an awkward head on it)
* Are they the best option here?
* I'm assuming standard screws on the hinge are not the best idea & this is why the previous owner would've used 2 of these per hinge?