Progress is one step forward and 2 steps back isn't it? It took some time, but HEY NORCALGAL, I got the face plates on the hinges.
IMG_2143 by
Robert Moorman, on Flickr
I plug welded the little holes, and they ground down pretty well. This was one coat of primer. I think with some high build primer, they will sand down and paint up nice.
The reason I haven't been working on the hinges is that I've been working on the doors. I have put them together and taken them apart at least 5 times each trying to make sure everything is fitting properly.
First I put in Bear Claw latches.
IMG_2137 by
Robert Moorman, on Flickr
I ran into an issue with them. Anybody who has seen my other posts knows that the new Bear Claw latches are hitting the window channel guide.
IMG_2128 by
Robert Moorman, on Flickr
Through the rectangular hole you can see where the window channel guide hits the latch, right on top of the "lever" that goes from the pushbutton to the release.
This leaves the top of the window channel guide about 0.4" out from the door.
IMG_2127 by
Robert Moorman, on Flickr
This leaves me about 28.5" in the clear between the two channel guides. I'm concerned that this may not be enough clearance for the window channel and then the actual window and frame.
Does anybody have any experience with this?