dief Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Just installed these doors pulls. The square ones are 16in tall and the vine is about 10in. Customer was very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easilyconfused Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Nice. I particularly like the square. It just goes to show how simple can be elegant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcraigl Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Dief, can you post some details about how those square pulls attach. Ie. is there a shoulder on the two shafts then a nut on the other side? Maybe you could do a bp on them? That'd be real cool. Thanks, McRaigl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty7 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Deif, you done good, nice and elegant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dief Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 McRaigl and anybody else, There is a matching set on the inside of the doors also with the exact same connection. I drilled two 5/16 holes thru the door and then counter sunk with a 1/2 bit. I threaded a section of 3/8 all-thread (tapered on both ends) thru the holes so the about 3/4 in stuck out on each side of the door. The shafts have a 3/8 hole drilled thru them and are tapered on the end that attached to the door. I put some epoxy (JB-weld) in each shaft and then used a rubber mallet to pound them on to the all-thread. The tapered shaft slid onto the counter-sunk hole to give a nice clean look. The shafts are textured to match the square stock. I started with 3/4 in tubing and used the textured dies on the power hammer to shrink the tubing down to just under 5/8. I then re-dilled the center hole to 3/8. The texture dies are flat dies with roundish weld spots that have been flattened a bit with the flap disk. The shafts were mig welded to the square stock. I used a braided cup brush on the grinder to clean up the entire piece and to soften the welds - they actually blend right in to the texture. The pulls were then darkened with Darkening Patina and finished with 2 coats of brushed on Permalac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcraigl Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Deif, Thanks for the additional info. I do really like them. Cataloging ideas in my head for when I get around to building my house. I'd really like to build as much of my own hardware as I can and these are really nice items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkbear Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Very nice. Simplicity in design and elegant in look. I think that that is one of the goals of design. A very good job. Brian Ottawa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Sneelock Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Dief, I especially like the bark look on the vine. Dave Union City, MI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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