Thread: One for the metalurgists et al please?

I'm actually reversing 2 sets of french doors to open inwards, so we can then have secuity french doors on the outside.
This means I have to stick with brass hinges and screws to maintain the internal visual impact for the rest of the room/s.
The uprights for the new inside wall leaf door frames need to be solid metal 50 mm wide and 25 mm deep as I dont think timber plugged into the brick walls would be strong enough, given the weight of the admittedly light timber oregon door frames, but with lots of heavy glass.
I suspect s/s in this sort of size would be very expensive, but will check.

I will then tap through the metal and fit countersunk threaded bolts.

50 x 25 in stainless would certainly be cheaper than the same in FMS, gal dipping then powdercoating.

Its not exactly a large section size. And 316 bar stock is cheaper comparitively than 316 tube stock against mild steel.

But having said that, there will be a way to use timber framing for the doors and still maintain its security status.

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