Oh sure. I thought they were going to be in excess of four feet, more like four and a half.
Personally I don't much like strap hinges, they don't give you the support where you really need it, along the axis of movement, the knuckle is usually relatively small. You would probably do better with four four inch hinges mortised into the door and the frame. I wonder if you can buy steel clad insulated doors already hung in that size. Probably a custom job and unaffordable.You might be able to get them with sliding double glazed windows and insect screens to let the evening fresh air in and solvent fumes out during those times of the year when it is practical. ----- Original Message ----- From: Max Robinson To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 2:44 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Roll-up Door will soon be history. Each door will be 3 and a half feet. Do you think double 2 by fours will be enough for the hinge support? Or should I go triple? Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:44 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Roll-up Door will soon be history. > Those will be very large doors to support. Big beefy hinges big beefy side > framing members. A 4 or 5 foot door really likes to sag. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Max Robinson > To: Blind Handyman > Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 1:25 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Roll-up Door will soon be history. > > > The front door of my shop is a 9 foot wide, 6 and a half foot high > roll-up > door. It is literally that. There are three disks about a foot in > diameter > and when the door is raised big springs roll it up. It's very thin and > conducts a lot of heat in and out. There is no good way to insulate > because > of the constant flexing and the fact that it rolls up like a rug. I have > decided to scrap it and replace it with a double swing-out door that I > can > insulate. I'm going to beef up the frame so the new door will only be 7 > feet wide but it will actually be a little higher because the roll-up > door > doesn't go up quite all the way. The roll-up door is mounted totally on > the > inside so I can build the frame and hang the doors before removing the > roll-up. No security breach during installation. Oh, yes. I have given > considerable thought to how to safely unwind those springs. The sheet > comes > off the roll and down through channels on each side. Each channel has a > stop to prevent the door from going up past the top of the opening. My > plan > is to remove the stops and tie ropes around the roll to keep it from > unrolling. Then I can unwind the springs and unbolt the assembly. > > Regards. > > Max. K 4 O D S. > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net > Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net > Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com > > To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1502 - Release Date: 6/13/2008 > 7:25 PM > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1502 - Release Date: 6/13/2008 > 7:25 PM > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1502 - Release Date: 6/13/2008 7:25 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
