In construction stores, folding stops of the “goat’s leg” type are sold, the main disadvantage of which is hard contact with the floor. As a result, the door leaf, when fixed, seems to bump into a leg and “rears up.” Due to the additional load, the “goat leg” can withstand only 1-2 years of use. Our stop-fix will not have this drawback and will therefore last a very long time.
Will need
Material:- two standard sizes of steel profile square pipes;
- bolts and nuts;
- screws (self-tapping screws);
- round magnet;
- anti-slip, self-adhesive plates.
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Tool: marking square, ruler and marker, grinder, hammer and core, drilling machine, drill.Door stopper manufacturing process
According to the markings, from a profile square pipe, using a grinder, we cut out an elongated element in the form of a regular trapezoid with sides beveled at 45 degrees.
From the resulting element we remove the upper short wall almost flush with the inner sides of the side walls.
Along the edges on the center line in the lower long wall of the element we mark and drill two holes.
We cut out another element from the same square pipe, approximately half as long as the first one and with side angles at 60 degrees, from which we also remove the short upper wall.
In the side walls of both elements along the central vertical, 2/3 of the height from the base (large side), we mark and drill holes.
In a square pipe of a certain length and cross-section, we make holes at the edges in two opposite walls.
We insert the ends of the square pipe between the side walls of the fragments and secure them with bolts and nuts. Moreover, the fragments should be free to rotate on the bolts in both directions until they stop.
We fasten the landing pad (large fragment) with two screws in a vertical position to the bottom of the door leaf in the area of the outer corner.
We place a ring magnet of suitable dimensions inside the landing pad from above, focusing on the upper screw as the center.
We attach anti-slip self-adhesive plates to the outer side of the bottom wall (sole) of the smaller fragment (stop).
Our clamp stop is completely ready to perform its functions. We lower the lower movable stop anywhere and the door will be securely locked at any opening angle. Moreover, thanks to the mobility of the lower stop, the door does not “rear up” and does not put pressure on it with its weight.
When there is no need for the stop latch, we lift it, and it is attracted by a magnet and does not interfere with opening and closing the door leaf.
