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I came across this in SL Vol13, No13.




Trying to understand how it exactly works. Specially the middle part he is holding on to. Just not enough detail to make it out.

I would guess that it hooks over the middle of the door and the bottom or top pieces are adjusted to bend eithet the top or bottom in or out?

Looks to me like the top is a C clamp and is mostly there to hold the top of door in a fixed position relative to the bar. Looks like there may be extra pads or shims so probably to adjust for the thickness of the door. The center looks to be another C clamp and I think he is turning the screw side so maybe pushing the door toward the bar. The bottom looks to provide a fixed distance from the bar but also looks like it could be used by moving it inward to push the bottom while the center is held. To me the way it is set up looks like he may be putting a bit of curvature in the door so when closed the bottom will be closer to the sill. It also looks like the location of the working pieces could change depending on what needed to be done on the door.

Does not look like us convertible guys want one!
Bob J.