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FA: Rockwell 4692 Porta Plane
On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:49:58 -0700, s wrote:
On 26 Oct 2005 14:53:28 GMT, Dave Hinz wrote:
Well, it's welded steel in a cement block wall (at my kids' school), so
if it's not, I don't have a lot of options to fix that.
assuming that the building hasn't settled, warping the frame.
No cracks, anywhere in the school, in the concrete block walls, so I
don't think anything has moved.
if that
has happened, planing the door might be your only option. but it might
not, too. if the casing is removeable, check to see if the jamb can be
adjusted. but first check the jamb for plumb and level- if the wall is
sound, don't mess with the jamb.
Right.
Ah, hadn't thought of cutting it on that side. Why there, rather than
the side that's actually hitting?
the lockset is the hardest thing on a door to move. if you plane the
strike edge, you'll have to reset the lockset.
So I should take a full swipe then rather than just where it's bearing,
I take it?
sticking doors are usually caused by sagging on the hinges. sometimes
the screws have worked loose, sometimes it's from wear on the hinge
itself- is it a high traffic door, old and heavy?
6th grade classroom in a,...40 year old school building. I've got that
box of hinges...maybe pull a pin and see how that looks then.
sometimes on a frame
and panel door the rail and stile jointery loosens and the door sags
on itself.
This one is a solid-core door with a window, in a steel frame. So the
hinges make the most sense now that you bring that up.
open the door to about 90 degrees and stand at the strike edge with
your toes on either side of the edge of it. grab one knob in each hand
and apply lift. if the door is sagging on the hinges you'll see
movement and whether it's the door leaf, the jamb leaf or both that
are loose.
with the door closed, slip a business card in the gap and slide it all
of the way around the door. this will tell you exactly where it's
binding.
That, I can tell from the scrape marks 
I'm good with the bevels, but far as I know, the rest of it
is...uncomplicated. Or, is there something subtle going on?
there are a lot of places where a door hang can go bad, and usually
you'll run into a combination of several.
Sounds like fun.
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