I've been thinking about this question of hinges for the doors to my shop. A standard but hinge has the counter sinks drilled so the plates of the hinge are between the two surfaces of the door and the frame as they come together. On a heavy door the screws in the top and center hinge are in tension which is usually not recommended.
On a strap hinge which is mounted on the outside surface of the door and frame the screws are mostly in sheer which is the condition in which they are strongest. The hinges that were supplied with the lawn mower house kit and those used on the 3 foot wide shop built doors on the teddybear cottage are a kind of hybrid type looking like a strap hinge on one side of the pivot and a but hinge on the other. These are surface mounted like a strap hinge. 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]
