"Dave Matthews" <dma### [at] wrmnwestmnscuedu> wrote in message
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> St. wrote:
> >"Anonymous" <nob### [at] herecom> wrote in message
> >news:3f98683b$1[at]news.povray.org...
> >
> >> You'll need much stronger braces and hinges..
> >
> >  Absolutely! The ones used here are no good.
> >
> >  What's that black bit in the top right-hand corner of the gate?
> >
> >   ~Steve~
> >
>
> Man, everyone's a critic! ;-)

   Of course.  ;)


>
> A) It's an improvement over having it just float in space, which was
what my
> first attempt looked like.

    Fine by me.

>
> B) The "black bit" is the latch extension, an L-shaped rod that goes
down to
> the catch, and, when rotated, rotates the catch away from the hook
on the
> other side so that the gate can swing open.

    That's fine by me too. Well, I couldn't see what it was supposed
to do, although now that you've explained it, it's obvious.


>
> See, I provide lots of details, even if they wouldn't work in real
life. . .

    But that would/could work in real life. There's no reason for it
not to work.


> ..
>
> Now, I'll go home and design some stronger hinges, a better latch,
and maybe
> even a more realistic way of embedding the hardware into the brick
wall
> than just having it poke out.

 And your image will be just fine with those adjustments. That's a
great gate, seriously. Take heed about what I said in a previous post.

    ~Steve~


>
> Dave Matthews
>

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