Follow on to 16ft gates

[Arsonista]

I've started this thread so as not to hijack Ghound's thread about his project. Some of the guys were good enough to answer questions about the construction of gates and I learned a lot from it. One area I'm still a bit curious about is the construction of the curved top rail. I can see why you questioned the method of construction, (see pic), I hope it's ok to pinch pics from another thread, I should've asked first.



But if the curved top rail was made from box section, how would you have got the holes through that, parallel to each other?.

 

[Hitch]

Do you mean for railheads/bars to go through? I always use flat in that instance, but rolled on the flat, rather than on edge like that pic.

Just set it up somewhere near the desired angle and drill through, 2 or 3,mm bigger tahn the bar allows for a lot of play.

 

[Arsonista]

Yes, for the bars to go through. So you drill bigger and then fill gaps with weld?.

 

[Hitch]

If you drill it bigger, you dont need the accuracy on the angle when you drill through. afew degrees either way doesn't matter.

I expect a lot of people don't drill at all, just weld the bars on the top....

 

[ghound]

I made these pair of gates about 10 years ago, thats probably when i started using this method for the top rail.
These 2 gates also fold in two when closing so as they take up less room.
The bigger gate is around 25ft wide.

 

[wyn]

They certainly look sturdy gates ghound

Has that dog got his head stuck in that last pic

 

[ghound]

lol wyn, i guess if you tried jumping the gates his teeth would get stuck in something...!!!

 

[Arsonista]

Nice one.

They look really nice. Dog looks quite impressed, too.

 

[Robotstar5]

Wonder if they'd miss the gas bottles?

 

[BMAK]

ghound is that near doagh? Just recognise the garage?

Robot - I know iam always tempted by those gas bottles with the signs - already drilled out on top so no gas/exploding gas bottle.

 

[clem dog]

yeah bmak is it not the wayside garage near doagh? Nice gates though!

 

[BMAK]

thats what i thought, they are must keep an eye out the next time i am up that way.

 

[ghound]

yep, thats the right garage, i only live a few hundred yards up the road from it.

 

[BMAK]

bet your proud as punch everytime you drive past them!!

 

[ghound]

There bog standard really. I have made plenty of gates up and down that road that i would be happier with to be honest.
But the upside is even though i made them about 10 years ago, i still get work off the back of them lol, good advertising !