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Some times I feel like all I do is double arch top gates of varying sizes.Another one done. This is a gate for a porch, hopefully it will contain the customers cat. I told him no guarantees regarding feline containability.Gotta love ol' No. 2. I need to buy the correct die holder then any arch is as simple as plugging in the right radius dies. But this works fine till then.1"x1" frame all welded and cleaned up. Pickets ready to tack.Welded, de-spattered, cleaned up a little with the flap wheel, degreased (I hate working with greasy tubing) and primed. In other words, done.I love using this style latch. The door, well technically gate, can swing open in both directions. When the catch and flat bar spring are adjusted right give it a gentle shove and it'll latch shut by itself. Female side of hinge, I drilled the tube and welded the nuts flush. Brian LeonardAppalachian Ironworks L.L.C.434 Long Branch Rd, Marshall, NC 28753828 649 9966828 702 [email protected]
Reply:2 questionshow does that latch work?and what dies are you using?some of it looks shopmade
Reply:Love the design.Those hinges look great.  Makes for easy adjustment.I too would like to see more of the latch setup.
Reply:Very nice design.  Do the two arches have different radiuses?
Reply:Sorry.  It posted twice.
Reply:Thanks.Ok, the latch is low tech, all the way.The thin bar is 1/8"x3/4" h.r. flat barThe handle is 1/2" h.r. solid round bar, bent in a u shape with square corners on the Hossfeld then the ends are heated w/rosebud hammered flat and curled .Put a small bend (around 3*) about 2" from one end of the flat bar, weld the handle to the other end, weld the bent end to the gate. The flat bar will spring a little. I'm holding the catch in this shot.Here's a close up of the catch. I've made plenty out of small angle but you can get them from King for less than a dollar. They come w/o holes which is great if they're going to get welded on a metal newel post.The arches are the same radius, about 33" in this case. If you look close at the pic of the bender in post #1 you can barely see that I bent both pieces at the same time. I cut them the same length ( about 8 inches longer than needed) and tacked the ends together then bend, then trim as needed.Brian LeonardAppalachian Ironworks L.L.C.434 Long Branch Rd, Marshall, NC 28753828 649 9966828 702 [email protected]
Reply:How did you make that large radius with your bender without moving the stock 100 times and doing a lot of eyeballing?
Reply:Originally Posted by minnerHow did you make that large radius with your bender without moving the stock 100 times and doing a lot of eyeballing?