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| The Hinge side of the opening |
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| The Latch side of the opening |
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| The first piece added to the Latch side to build up the newel post |
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| The second piece added to the latch post |
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| As it looks from the side |
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| The third piece added to the latch post to bring it into line with the hinge post |
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| "Floating" the gate in the opening |
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| Adding the latch after installing the hinges (apologies for not taking any pictures of installing hinges) |
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| Adding a "Stop" to prevent over-travel when slammed. |
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| The view from the bottom of the stairs. |
The gate was added to prevent the dog and Quicksilver from going on a walk-about together.
Not my best work, but far better than my worst.
One hour, twenty minutes "clock time" to frame the opening and install the gate.
It'd take me longer than that to drag everything up and put tools away. Looks good.
ReplyDeleteI have soooooooooooooooo many little projects to do, but the setup time is 5X job time................
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That was both nicely thought out, and well done.
ReplyDeleteIf the parts are on hand, maybe add a simple anti-racking brace of wire and a pair of screw eyes, (or screws) or a turnbuckle if one is on hand.
Thank-you for the kind words.
DeleteI had a day off between fabricating the gate and installing it. That gave me time to mull over the best way to layer-up the post.
Sometimes the execution goes well. Sometimes the execution is misbegotten and not good. This time it went well.
The mesh panel is industrial shelving from the scrap yard. It was $10 for two panels and it is quite stiff. In the Aircraft Structural Analysis trade rectangular frames with panels rigidly attached around the perimeter are called "space frame and shear-panel construction."
It's good to mull it over. Every time I rush a project I wind up redesigning on the fly and it's usually a compromise. Building it in my mind a few times makes it better the first time. IMHO.
DeleteWell done. Take one hour and sufficient beer/whiskey & ceegars to set and appreciate the Victory.
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful work. Maybe add a snap link or carabiner to the latch as a safety? Kids and dogs are smarter than that latch.
ReplyDeleteHow old is QS now? I'll take 6 weeks for her to figure that out and get it open that and her and the dog can go on a walkabout. Maybe one on outside also?
ReplyDeleteThat will work!
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