Hinges

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:51 pm

What do you think of these for a smoker build?

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:41 pm

It depends on where all the grease is going to drip out of them.

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:15 pm

How heavy is your door going to be? These are "heavy duty". If you already have them or they are free I would say use them. If you are looking to buy, I think I would look around some more.

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:21 am

Figured food grade grease. Can buy $4.99 apiece.

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:49 am

For $4.99 there cheep hinges so who cares if there a little big and you don't use enough grese to bother anything or at least you shouldent Wink

good find I would snap them up. You don't have to use any grese if you don't want to they will still work great. Rolling Eyes

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:11 pm

They look pretty good to me. Misalignment shouldn't be any problem with those either. As far as being too heavy, I don't think I would worry about that. They appear to be a substantial weld on hinge. As Barry said, go for it.

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:30 pm

Thanks. got them on the way.

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:42 pm

Bear in mind that the higher the pivot point is above the door surface, the heavier the door will feel. It may not mean much in your case. On some pits I have built it would.
They look good and well made. You can't build one for 5 bucks.
Big Jim

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:52 pm

These look good. I'd like to hinge on my ash door, but need it good and sloppy so that the main positioning is by the latches. I don't want the hinge to interfer with the clamping.

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:32 am

Those are some pretty nice hinges. Where are you getting them?

I have been buying from these people. You might want to check these out as well.

http://hardwaresource.com/Store_ViewProducts.asp?Cat=1409

Good luck with your project!

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:41 am

Jerry, I use the same hinges and like em too. Just lift off the door.

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Look stout enough to hold about any door. Where did you find them?

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:11 pm

I used those as well and was able to purchase them at one of the welder supply stores.

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:49 am

Seen them on Ebay. I won bid and they let me purchase multiple at winning bid.
Thanks for the link. I buy hinges like that at a steel place that sells tons of wrought iron fence parts. was having hard time figuring out how to incorporate them with sealing strip welded on. Plus I plan on temporarily puttong 1/2" rod through bolt holes to align easier.

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:26 pm

Big Jim wrote:

Bear in mind that the higher the pivot point is above the door surface, the heavier the door will feel. It may not mean much in your case. On some pits I have built it would.
They look good and well made. You can't build one for 5 bucks.
Big Jim

You can buy a piece of 1/2" ID tube and saw it up into 1" pieces and buy some 1/2" cold-rolled and mushroom one end and slip it through as many pieces as you want and weld alternate pieces if you get my drift, and then take a heat and mushroom the other end. Those are cheaper than $5, strong too.

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