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Made a bracket out of aluminum to replace the broken plastic one on the door of my camp trailer. The bracket holds the door open to increase ventilation. The holes for the fastening screws came out without the screws binding or elongating holes. This bracket is essentially a Tee with a large trunk that holds a 1/2 " diameter by 3/4" long piece of phenol that the door bracket slips over. The door bracket works like our thumb and fingers.
Used diesel fuel on the 5/8" thick aluminum and a 1/2" roughing mill, there is a difference from using motor oil. The tractor will never miss the small amount of diesel I will use from now on.
Cut the 1-1/2" long trunk sides full depth in.010" increments with the roughing mill. Lots of chips (swarf). To get maximum wrap on the phenol plug I cut the end of the tee trunk parallel to the door in full open position approximately 170` swing. Also had to cut metal away so the door clamp could close fully. Though this is a minor project I did learn a lot by using tips from this website, thanks guys.
This clamp is not the most effective holder and ideas for a better one came to mind, must be 20/20 hindsight.
Have a good day
Ray
Used diesel fuel on the 5/8" thick aluminum and a 1/2" roughing mill, there is a difference from using motor oil. The tractor will never miss the small amount of diesel I will use from now on.
Cut the 1-1/2" long trunk sides full depth in.010" increments with the roughing mill. Lots of chips (swarf). To get maximum wrap on the phenol plug I cut the end of the tee trunk parallel to the door in full open position approximately 170` swing. Also had to cut metal away so the door clamp could close fully. Though this is a minor project I did learn a lot by using tips from this website, thanks guys.
This clamp is not the most effective holder and ideas for a better one came to mind, must be 20/20 hindsight.
Have a good day
Ray