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On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:44:26PM -0400, Chuck and Judy Zimmer wrote: > oldetymehardware.com from Z-man Blind Power > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lee A. Stone > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:00 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Finding a doorknob for an older door? > > > > Joy, let me make mention I understand what both you and Dale are > talking about. here is a case which came up before in a discussion. > depends on management if they want to get up off their" duff" to > extend the service to a customer. We lost the last of those good > hardware stores but if they wanted to they could assist. Lee > > On Wed, > Jul > 29, 2009 at 10:33:16AM -0400, Joy Cyr wrote: > > Dear Dale, > > I agree that Home Hardware's coming up a total blank is odd, but according > > to the owner they don't have, (can't order) anything. There are a lot of > > older doors in town and I think he would carry or definitely order in > > something if it was available to him. > > > > I rather expect to pay high, and to replace the latch mechanism, I do > > realize that it is past where you can just replace the knobs. > > > > I didn't trust my memory so I went to re-measured the door. I only have a > > fairly simple ruler so I can't be absolutely precise but it is just a shade > > over one and three quarter inches. If you do come across anything likely > > I'd be thrilled. > > > > Thanks for offering to look, > > Yours sincerely, > > Joy > > > > Please take a few moments to browse and enjoy > > my original artwork at: > > www.tigerfeathers.ca > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Dale Leavens > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:24 AM > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Finding a doorknob for an older door? > > > > > > Home hardware should be able to order you something appropriate in. > > > > If you get a chance get the thickness of the door measured and let me know, > > I'll see what I can't search out. I know I have seen hardware good for > > doors well over two inches thick. They don't come cheap and you may have to > > replace the latch mechanism as part of the kit. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Joy Cyr > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:11 AM > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Finding a doorknob for an older door? > > > > Dale, > > I have an excellent dead bolt, it is an actual knob that I need. Two Home > > Hardwares, Canadian Tire, and a Rona didn't have one that would work. They > > are all the hardware stores we have around here. I expect there is probably > > somewhere in Montreal that has one but I can't get in there to look. The > > one I am currently using comes from Home Hardware and is actually for an > > inside door. (The original almost came off in my hand in winter time, ... I > > won't go into details but I was ready to settle for anything more stable.) > > The gentleman who owns the store said it was the nearest thing they carry > > and warned it probably wouldn't last long. It hasn't. > > > > Joy, > > > > Just how thick is this door? > > > > Most of the better manufacturers will have a suitable line of hardware. > > Mostly it is the stem length and that is easily adjusted. Actually many > > have stems marked at intervals to be cut back to an appropriate length with > > a hack saw. > > > > You may have to spend good money to get a suitable quality lock set, > > probably in excess of a hundred bucks but I would be very surprised if you > > can't get what you need from about any hardware store. Not of course the > > hardware section of Wal-Mart. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Joy Cyr > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:59 AM > > Subject: Fw: [BlindHandyMan] Finding a doorknob for an older door? > > > > Definitely an idea I'll keep in mind, ... thank you! > > > > may sound goofy: but hear me out. > > When I wanted to put a very thick door on a basement in a bad neighborhood > > they called it a church door. The reason being, that the depth was greater > > than average. Not that it was fancy, but like yours, rather thick. > > So I'm wondering if you know of such a church, and would be able to ask > > the maintenance guy where they might get their door knobs, and call the > > place and ask for the catalog of X measurement thick door hardware. > > ? ? ? goofy grin. > > > > On Mon, 27 Jul 2009, Joy Cyr wrote: > > > > > Thank you for the suggestion but I'm afraid this knob was simply too old > > > and there were no salvageable parts. > > > > > > Yours sincerely, > > > Joy > > > > > > Please take a few moments to browse and enjoy > > > my original artwork at: > > > www.tigerfeathers.ca > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Glenn Lemacher > > > To: Joy Cyr > > > Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 11:16 AM > > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Finding a doorknob for an older door? > > > > > > > > > Hello Joy, in many cases you should be able to use the part from the old > > > knob and it should match up with a new knob. Take that paart along to the > > > hardware store. > > > Cheers, > > > Glenn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Joy Cyr" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 7:58 AM > > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Finding a doorknob for an older door? > > > > > > > > > Good day listers, > > > I wondered if anyone might know of an online source for doorknobs for > > > older > > > doors. I have a wooden front door that is much thicker than its modern > > > counter parts, and so I cannot find an spindle? axis? (not sure of the > > > correct term) long enough to go through and fit knobs on each end. Its > > > doorknob gave out sometime ago and after searching all the local stores > > > (not > > > many, I'm in a rural area) I ended up replacing it with a knob for an > > > interior door which is not going to last long. Any suggestions as to where > > > I might look would be greatfully received. > > > > > > Thank you for your help, > > > Yours sincerely, > > > Joy > > > > > > Please take a few moments to browse and enjoy > > > my original artwork at: > > > www.tigerfeathers.ca > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > -- > "I think he said 'Blessed are the cheesemakers.'" > "Nonsense, he was obviously referring to all manufacturers of dairy > products." > -- The Life of Brian > . > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- "I think he said 'Blessed are the cheesemakers.'" "Nonsense, he was obviously referring to all manufacturers of dairy products." -- The Life of Brian .
