First attempt at some gates

[cumbriasteve]

I understand DC's (dciron) will deliver purchases over £50 in value for free. .

£200

 

[Kent]

If you're trying to Earn off gates and railings every pound saved counts. Every job you can do yourself over buying in. Every pound off every length of steel bought etc
It's an annual thing more than per job £20 per job? Meaningless but two jobs a week saving £ 40 total x 48 weeks though straight onto the bottom line?

 

[Kent]

A self colour nut was welded to the outside and then re taped after galvanising.

Cheers for the formula Wendelspanswick

How I worked out the spacing was to mark the centre of the gate and then have the scrolls all equal length and meet in the centre. Then marked 50mm either side of centre for the verticals railings and then 100mm from then on outwards so the spacing between all the railings is 100mm except for the railing at each end of the gate which turned out approx. 40mm from the end of the gate.

I always reverse one hinge and often also use three quite often
I haven't ever welded on a nut because of the way I hang a gate single handed. What i do is put the hinge eye bolts onto the pins then offer the gate in to them
Any upside down pin and eyebolt just gets a rap of tape
Eyebolts are secured by nipping up with a nut either side of the gate jamb

 

[brightspark]

whats the point in using 3 hinges. the one in the - middle is in a neutral point and doing nothing. top one in tension and bottom under compression

 

[cumbriasteve]

Have never used three hinges yet, if the hinges are designed for the weight of the gate then two do the job and there is no requirement for a third.

I true up, cut the excess off the thread leaving 10 to 15mm for future minor adjustment and then damage the end of the thread to slow down theft.

 

[I'm getting on a bit]

J. F. I would be inclined to make a simple spreadsheet to find your spacings.

You can use the formula that Wendelspanswick kindly supplied.

Never measure hole to hole always from one end to the centre and then from the other end

 

[Kent]

whats the point in using 3 hinges. the one in the - middle is in a neutral point and doing nothing. top one in tension and bottom under compression

Middle one points down top and bottom.up
I believe when correctly adjusted it helps combat wear leading to hinge drop
Only realy use it on the heaviest of the field gates which can challenge one Man to lift
It might well be overkill but hey rather that than tother

 

[Kent]

In reference to the post caps these are a few I just did this morning
Straight style
Capped 3 mm cut for corner to corner weld
Solid balls plug welded on first