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Re: [blackbelly] Re: connecting metal panels to a wooden beam

Carol J. Elkins
Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:24:15 -0700

Paul, Barb, and Chris,

Those were excellent suggestions about how to attach a metal Sydell chute panel to a wooden beam. Mary Swindell provided photos of a hinge similar to the one Paul described in her article "Lamb Pens for Blackbelly Sheep" (http://www.blackbellysheep.org/articles/pens.htm). Looks like I need to find a welding shop!

Thanks again for your great ideas. This is an awesome group of folks!

Carol

At 10:21 AM 7/19/2005 -0700, Paul DeWitte wrote:
Carol, you can get hinges that are made for wood gates. They are a flat
piece, maybe 1/4 inch thick and 1 inch or so wide. They are made by
taking a piece maybe 15 inches or so long. About 6 inches or so from
the end it will be bent in a small loop to fit over a hinge bolt/pin
and then folded back on itself so the first bolt hole will be double
thickness and the next one or two will be just single thickness.


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