[TheForge] RE: gate and pintel hinges

Thu Mar 21 10:22:16 2002

Dan,

I would think that 3/4" should be heavy enough. I've seen two types
illistrated either a bar with a series of cuts that look like a christmas
tree or split the end and spread them in opisit directions.

Francis Whiticer had a good suggestion in his book. That was to provide a
guage bar along with the pintels to use with their instalation that way they
will match the gate. I've only done one big gate and the customer had
already installed the pintels before contacting me, so I did a lot of
careful measuring.

Even if you provide a guage bar you should measure to make sure they get
installed right.

Bob Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo

Message: 7
From: "Daniel Kretchmar" <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 13:36:13 -0600
To: [email protected]
Subject: [TheForge] gate and pintel hinges
Reply-To: [email protected]

Hey All,
     I have a customer who wants a garden gate made of oak and iron.  The
gate is in 2 equal parts.  2.5 feet wide each and 8 feet tall.  I am
planning on using pintel hinges.  Each gate will be hanging from 3 pins.
The pins will set into pillars made of concrete and cinderblocks that a
contractor will be installing in a few weeks.

Now..here is the question. I know how to made a small pintel hinge to attach
to wood.  It is going to be set into concrete and the gate is going to be
BIG.  Is there a special shape to make the part of the pintel that goes into
the concrete to make it stick better?  What size stock should I use for
pintels holding gate of this weight?  The customer wants the pintel ASAP,
though the gate doesn't have to be done until late June.

BTW: Thanks for the help earlier with the lamps.  I have the concret all set
out and the lamps are coming along.  I will post pictures of the finished
lamps when they are painted.

Dan
www.visi.com/~irontree

Irontree Works
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