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52 minutes ago, Onoff said:

That's kind of you, in M16?

Yep, M16IMG_20210615_152255253.thumb.jpg.6febe6b9180779dac6b86c1276a664d0.jpg

 

Got some BFO washers too if needed.

 

Only got two of each and washers are slightly different O/D,

 

I could turn it down to match if needed?

 

 

 

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Fairly convinced now that plastering sand was the wrong thing to use. Sharp sand would have been better I think for some sacrifice in detail.

 

This one could be future hardcore.

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3 hours ago, JFDIY said:

Yep, M16

 

Got some BFO washers too if needed.

 

Only got two of each and washers are slightly different O/D

 

If you wouldn't mind I'll take those nuts off you. PM me if you would with the cost and p&p.

 

As for washers I'll probably do something a bit funky/shaped, in sympathy with the faux hinges I'll have water or laser cut. A kind soul on another forum has just converted this photo of these faux hinges into a DXF for me. 

 

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(Think I've said before they're in the church we got married in).

 

Cheers. 

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A while back I used a small ratchet strap to clamp a bit of timber onto this pillar as a guide for a 100mm core drill. I managed to place the ratchet over the corner and a bit of brick face came off:

 

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Suggestions? It's on the edge nearest a fence so not the end of the world. Options I guess are chop the whole brick out, dress the damage with an abrasive disc and maybe use some dye to tone it down or a glaze. I half thought I'd saved the bit that came off to "glue" back on but can I find it...nope! ?

 

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2 hours ago, pocster said:

Build a gate pillar in front of it to hide it , wait a minute …….

 

I'd be worried that the gap between old and new pillars might fill up with water. Do you have any experience of such things?

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Top of the uncapped pillar:

 

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This is the aerial and length of RG-59/U coax:

 

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I'm thinking to drill a hole atop the box section horizontal arm and fit a removable mounting plate:

 

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Conduit will come along inside the box section for the coax. Will look something like this:

 

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Nice big ground plane! ?

 

 

 

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58 minutes ago, Onoff said:

Top of the uncapped pillar:

 

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1623863191465-1188011555.thumb.jpg.f12301f76e5d9e0564781eca724b40bf.jpg

 

This is the aerial and length of RG-59/U coax:

 

1623863341980-671915891.thumb.jpg.66b03b037122a13f98a31e526d1410ab.jpg

 

I'm thinking to drill a hole atop the box section horizontal arm and fit a removable mounting plate:

 

1623863488830-2051210935.thumb.jpg.400905ccf8185044deff397e695a8fe2.jpg

 

Conduit will come along inside the box section for the coax. Will look something like this:

 

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Nice big ground plane! ?

 

 

 

I’ve lost ( not followed ) the plot .

What’s the point of the Ariel ? Automated gates ???? . Intercom ?

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35 minutes ago, pocster said:

I’ve lost ( not followed ) the plot .

What’s the point of the Ariel ? Automated gates ???? . Intercom ?

 

RF remote. 

 

I hid one up inside my mates dash when we did his gates (finished btw ?) and got an OEM switch to go in a blank (Ford Focus). So he drives up and presses the dash button as he comes along the road. I just soldered the OEM switch wires to the push button contacts and gave it a fused feed from the car instead of the usual 12V lighter battery.

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I got a price for hinges to the DXF the kind soul on the other forum did. They were nom. 350mm long.

£22ea, water jet in 6mm Gr304 stainless which I don't think is too bad.

However 350mm is aesthetically too short. I reckon they need to be about 500mm long. Wondering if I could go down to 3mm.

I went and stuck some white tape on at 500mm long.
 

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I'll probably have them cut blank as the coach bolt centres aren't exactly regular though they are on a straight line.

I was going to mock up the hinges in tin foil to get a better feel before I committed to having them cut.

 

Then someone else did me this:

 

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There'll also likely be a vertical stainless strip of some sort dead centre and a mock lock/clasp/GoT (blame @pocster) or WoW shield etc in the middle eventually.

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15 minutes ago, Onoff said:

I got a price for hinges to the DXF the kind soul on the other forum did. They were nom. 350mm long.

£22ea, water jet in 6mm Gr304 stainless which I don't think is too bad.

However 350mm is aesthetically too short. I reckon they need to be about 500mm long. Wondering if I could go down to 3mm.

I went and stuck some white tape on at 500mm long.
 

IMG_20210617_193839050.thumb.jpg.f70fd94e4fe0b42cefba315403e0c580.jpg


I'll probably have them cut blank as the coach bolt centres aren't exactly regular though they are on a straight line.

I was going to mock up the hinges in tin foil to get a better feel before I committed to having them cut.

 

Then someone else did me this:

 

IMG_20210617_202800.thumb.jpg.730ed3a6c270bd9bcb58bb79f6deb817.jpg

There'll also likely be a vertical stainless strip of some sort dead centre and a mock lock/clasp/GoT (blame @pocster) or WoW shield etc in the middle eventually.

I’d just have a giant photo of one of your mugs on the gates 

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