On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:57:50 -0400, ehsjr
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Jim Thompson wrote:
Does this type of "hook/latch" exist?
http://www.analog-innovations.com/SED/BarStockClamp.pdf
I want to push a piece of bar stock into it and have it latch in
place.
Light load... maybe 2-3 pounds.
...Jim Thompson
It looks sort of like a fence gate latch. But it'll probably
be easier to make one out of an L bracket, than to find one.
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Drawn without the upper plate in your diagram. If that plate
is necessary, just use 2 L brackets, cut and drill:
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And simplest, an L with a hex headed bolt:
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The one above is how I hang my 36' extension ladder. The head
of the bolt is enough to ensure it _cannot_ slide off accidently.
You have to lift it up a bit, then you can move it away from
the wall.
Ed
You're reading my mind. As I chew on this (obviously) honey-do
project I came up with:
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...Jim Thompson
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