On Jul 2, 8:25 pm, Smitty Two wrote:
In article .com,



orcl wrote:
On Jul 2, 7:49 pm, Smitty Two wrote:
In article .com,

wrote:
On Jul 2, 4:21 am, Meat Plow wrote:
On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:17:43 +0000, adgold10 wrote:
On Jul 1, 1:12 am, wrote:
I have a wrought irongate, and my fence has moved so it does not
shut
anymore. There are no springs, adjustments etc. The top of thegate
just moved a bit, and it is getting stuck on the bolt holding the
stationary iron tube to the wall. The nut is flush with the end of
the
bolt.
I was thinking I could notch thegatewith a hacksaw, and buy myself
some time. I've talked to a fence company who says he can do
something
for $100-$150. Sounds expensive, and he's being secretive about what
he will do.
Any help would be appreciated.

OK, more info was needed.
1) Smitty, a picture was sent to you. I don't think I can post pics
to
this group.

Post pics to tinypic.com, paste the url here.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=5xz81gm
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=61xvf6g
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=53ts01t

Thanks for the url, that will come in handy.

Ah, you're back. Those pics are a good start. Not sure whether I
understand what's binding, but it sounds like you could take a grinder
to the bolt head (or nut?) and make it thinner?

Now were talking! Maybe I can buy a thinner nut, then use my hacksaw
on the bolt the protrudes from the wall.

That could work. You *might* mess up the threads enough that it could be
difficult to get the thin nut (i think they're called jam nuts) started.

You could also think about cutting that bolt off flush after replacing
it with one mounted two inches up or down from it, that is hidden inside
the tube. Maybe a lead anchor. (The outer wall of the tube would need a
larger tool access hole, the new bolt holds the inner wall only.)

I'm picturing a bolt head inside the block wall that keeps the bolt
tight. Your anchor solution sounds like a way to replace that
function?
I remember my dad using this butterfly thing, to keep hooks from
pulling out of the ceiling. I can drill into the empty part of the
block and push the butterfly, bolt & post back into position. If it
opens inside the block, then I'll have a fake bolt head, right? I'd
almost forgotten how handy my father was, thanks again.