How to Build a Spring Gate Closer

A fence enclosing your yard requires a spring hinge to keep the gate closed. The safety of your pets is ensured by a gate that is always closed. You can easily make the spring hinge for the gate door at home with a few simple tools and a spring that'll cost you less than pre-loaded spring hinges.

Hinge
Two table vices
Hammer
Nails
Small metal cutting saw
Spring

Instructions

- 1
  Place one side of the hinge in a table vice.
- 2
  Drive out the pin by tapping a nail with a hammer into one end of the pin. The pin will push out of the hinge on the opposite side. Retain the pin.
- 3
  Place the now loose half of the hinge in another table vice.
- 4
  Cut the middle pin holding sections of the hinge halves with a small metal cutting saw. Keep the cuts straight and aligned with the edge of the hinge.
- 5
  Release the second half of the hinge from the table vice.
- 6
  Place the spring in the cut-out area of the hinge half still in a vice with one arm of the spring in front of the hinge, visible to you.
- 7
  Set the second half of the hinge on the first half so the holes align and both arms of the spring are in front of the hinge.
- 8
  Slide the pin into the hinge and through the spring. Use the hammer to tap the pin in place.

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