Double Y Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I have been working on a fence commision. There are three pieces to the fence. It is 12 foot long and 6 foot tall. The left section is a bit more than 6 foot long with 2x2 .120 square tube as posts. The right section is 3 foot long again with 2x2 .120 square tube as posts. The gate is framed by 2x1/4 strap. I have the hinges hung for the gate to swing off the left side. Here are a couple picts of the cut panels. This is all free hand cut from 10 guage plate. I am going to test fit the fence this week, if the home owner contacted the call before you dig boys. Then haul the whole works down to be powder coated. What I am soliciting is anyones thoughts about a good latch system that could be lockable and won't ding the powder coat too bad. A tall order I know. Thanks in advance and best regards, John Double Y Design Metal Works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike-hr Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 how about an exterior doorknob lockset? I've made boxes from a slice of 4 inch tubing and holesawed end plates that a lockset fits into. You can buy them premade from the ornamental suppiers, also. I get stuck a lot when it comes to latches, there's just too many options. A good book to look at is 'Early American Wrought Iron' by Albert H. Sonn. It has 35 gazillion latch ideas, enough to get anybody dizzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckpond Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 wtf did u cut that with?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.w.s. Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Here's implest latch that I could think of that would still be lockable but put the minimum amount of wear on the powder coating. Would be easy to forge with a little bit of personal style, unfortunately lock is only accessible from one side. Could be made a bit more complicated with the addition of a rocker arm to trip the latch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Wow! That is really nice! You are quite the artist. I'm sure whoever commissioned this work will be very happy with it. Did you use a plasma cutter to cut it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Y Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 Thanks for the idea barcrawler. I like that one. I use a 325 Miller SpectraCut plasma torch. I cut all my designs by hand, no CNC machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBrann Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Well DONE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Y Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Oops I stated that wrong it is a 375 not a 325. Spent the day making forged pig tail steak turners and forks. I tried to recreat a Hofi twist and failed....but you are supposed to learn from your mistakes right? If I would actually learn from all of mine, I should be a very smart man some day! Thanks for the comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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