'T' hinge of sorts?

[T i m]

Hi all,

I'm looking for some double ended T hinges (so not a T at all actually) so I can split a big door on a wooden garden / bike / tool store down into two.

ie, Atm there are two 3' x 3' doors conventionally hinged on the outside and outer edges using traditional galvanised T hinges. I would like to be able to just open (outward) an 'inner' pair of doors (hinges on the outside), only opening the whole door if I need full access (like getting a cycle in / out).

So this but with both sides symmetrical (but not the std hinge bit of course). ;-)

assuming such things exist, what are they called please and where could I get them from (they only need to be light duty, no wrought iron farmyard duty needed). ;-)

Cheers, T i m

[Bob Minchin]

I think I see what you are asking for. I have a door & a half arrangement on my workshop with the extra half being useful to get bigger machines in and out. I have just used standard butt hinges let into the edges of the doors. I've not seen a 'double tee' hinge for sale. Bob

[T i m]

;-)

Ok. I was thinking of making them Bi-Fold (with the hinges on the inside of the split doors) but that sorta defeats the object of leaving at least 1/2 the doors in place most the time etc.

Ok and thanks for the feedback.

T i m

[Bolted]

I have a niggling feeling I have seen these somewhere, sometime, but I can't put my finger on where or when. Nearest I can find now are H or HL hinges.

[Bob Minchin]

I would describe what I have as bi-fold. There is a half door hung off the door frame (and this is normally bolted shut) and full door hung of the half door which is used for normal everyday entry. Three hinges per pivot.

Bob

[T i m]

And does the 'main' door open inwards or outwards Bob?

I did similar with my workshop doors. It came with an 8' square up_and_over that only I could open and close (6'2" and gibbon arms).

I built a 6'6" high steel sub frame with opening wired-glass windows above and 3 equal sized steel doors below. The l/h door is the personal door and is hinged on the lhs. The right two doors, if you took the first one would only open as one big door (as the hinges where the doors join are on the inside). So, if you want to open them folded you have to pull out there they join and middle door folds back on the rhs door (inside to inside). That is what I thought was Bi-Fold but it could well mean any doors folding back on themselves?

Cheers, T i m

[T i m]

Me too, annoying isn't it. ;-(

I initially thought I could make my own by using two 'T' hinges and just knocking out the pins etc but of course the actually components are 'handed' (where the "T" parts are always the outside component to the hinge).

Then I thought of cutting and MIG'ing but these are galvanised ...

T i m

[The Medway Handyman]

A standard hinge would do the job surely? Or am I missing something?

[T i m]

Erm, well, I'm pretty sure a std hinge would work but I assumed there was a reason these gate / 'T' hinges were designed the way they were (to support the thin panels or some such)?

T i m?

[Bob Minchin]

Both doors open inwards. Not quite the same as your definition of Bi-fold which may well be the correct one. The joint between the two doors are rebated so form an effective seal when closed.

Bob

[T i m]

just popped down to B&Q and there they were. ;-)

'Strap hinge' .. ;-)

Thanks to all those etc ..

T i m