OK so I've made a garden gate from materials left over from my decking - the gate itself has been a bit of a challenge as I've done it all with joinery - it's all mortise and tenon, there's not a single bit of metal in it. It's also quite heavy!
However - I've hit a bit of a snag with fitting the hook and band hinges to it - the hinges and frame depth would allow for a 6 x 40mm screw but I cant seem to find anything like this size - they're either too thin (4mm) or too long (the frame material is 45mm thick). Obviously they also need to be suitable for exterior use.
I've currently got the galvanised hinges fitted with 4x40 exterior screws (Turbogold xt) but the countersink is small enough that it's only registering on the hinge by about 1mm so although there'll be a coach bolt going in though the hinge and gate too I'd like to beef them up - or am I going OTT?
So the question is do I leave the current screws in and not worry or where can I get something better?
However - I've hit a bit of a snag with fitting the hook and band hinges to it - the hinges and frame depth would allow for a 6 x 40mm screw but I cant seem to find anything like this size - they're either too thin (4mm) or too long (the frame material is 45mm thick). Obviously they also need to be suitable for exterior use.
I've currently got the galvanised hinges fitted with 4x40 exterior screws (Turbogold xt) but the countersink is small enough that it's only registering on the hinge by about 1mm so although there'll be a coach bolt going in though the hinge and gate too I'd like to beef them up - or am I going OTT?
So the question is do I leave the current screws in and not worry or where can I get something better?