1-10' x 1" PVC pipe
2 - 10' x 1/2" PVC pipe
2 - 1 1/4" PVC x 6"
2 - 1" 90 deg. Service Elbow
1 - Box 1" black phosphate screws
of the other gates pictured here.
This project starts very much like the building of my fencing with the exception that we are using the 1" PVC as
the cross bar. I use the same method to drill my holes using my drill press and a 5/8ths inch Forstner drill bit. ( I
built a jig for drilling round product by cutting a V notch into a 6' piece of 2 x 3 and clamp the pipe into
place to avoid shifting.) Once your holes are drilled at the spacing you desire, paint the pieces you have cut
and let dry. Once dry, assemble, screw in place and touch up. The gate hinge is really easy to create. As you
can see below I attach a 90 deg. Service elbow to the gate. This is designed so that one end fits on to the 1"
PVC but the other end does not. You make the rest of the hinge out of the 2 - 1 1/4" PVC pieces. I cut each
end so that about a 1 1/2" tab about 1" wide was left on the top and bottom, drilled a pilot hole for the screw
and just screwed this on to the door of my crypt. The service elbow just drops right in to the piece allowing the
gate to swing freely. (of course, paint before putting in to place.) This saved me almost $12.00 on this
project for a special hinge and instead the hinge setup was only $4.00!
the piece will be cut down to 3/8's of an inch
which will leave plenty of room to drill the pilot
hole for the screw. You can make these at four
inches long as well, but what I will do is cut a
curve into the bottom section to give it some style.
will tap a pilot hole for the screws and
paint them black.
