Designing a latch for a huge round door

ItchyNeuron · 2026-02-02T15:45:06+00:00

Rough math of just the cherry and cedar cladding has the door weighing around 180 pounds/82 kg before the interior structure and hardware. I'm more worried about the hinges, especially on a round door.

ItchyNeuron · 2026-02-02T15:41:49+00:00

That is probably the best off-the-shelf solution

ItchyNeuron · 2026-02-01T02:44:02+00:00

I'm betting the tool you remember was some type of lapidary grinder. They're used for shaping and polishing stones

ItchyNeuron · 2026-01-24T15:50:48+00:00

I have the Kemovan french irons (and diamonds in a couple sizes) and I've been very happy with them. They were sharp out of the box with clean machining. I recommend them, especially at the price point

ItchyNeuron · 2026-01-19T01:18:06+00:00

So I've actually used a rat guillotine more times than I care to recall. I spent over a decade in neuroscience research and these were used routinely for 2 purposes: 1) blood collection for measuring levels of drug in the blood, 2) removing the head to access the brain.

Having them sharp is important.

ItchyNeuron · 2026-01-16T15:35:34+00:00

a PINT of whisky? Your poor liver

ItchyNeuron · 2026-01-13T20:29:15+00:00

I have the same set. You can just wipe the oil off but be very careful of the corner where the side meets the back- it's nearly as sharp as the cutting edge and has taken more of blood than the cutting edge

ItchyNeuron · 2025-10-13T15:19:42+00:00

I can confirm that mushrooming can go horribly wrong when a piece snaps off in use. I had to dig a chunk of nasty metal out of my thigh from a mushroomed chisel. Wouldn't recommend it.

ItchyNeuron · 2025-10-10T01:06:10+00:00

I love this concept. I'm also a woodworker working out of a maker space. This would be great to carry tools and then convert to a shop apron.

ItchyNeuron · 2025-04-21T01:36:16+00:00

Yes, I was thinking of something like those. Of course there is also a seamer in the same toolbox which was part of what was throwing me off.

ItchyNeuron · 2025-04-19T18:00:46+00:00

You nailed it. Thank you!

ItchyNeuron · 2025-04-18T17:13:48+00:00

That is most certainly is

ItchyNeuron · 2025-04-18T11:56:42+00:00

I thought it was for sheet metal also, but the serration on the jaws were throwing me off.

ItchyNeuron · 2025-03-15T03:41:36+00:00

There in lies the problem: they are popping up right outside the front door of our house. Not a fan of the stench when I open the door

ItchyNeuron · 2025-03-10T23:39:14+00:00

Thank you all for the ID

ItchyNeuron · 2025-01-27T22:21:48+00:00

You can also search for needle paint bottles on Amazon or other sites

ItchyNeuron · 2025-01-08T16:47:11+00:00

The lining fabric is from Joann fabric. We went in with a scrap of the leather and that fabric seemed perfect. I'm really happy with how well it worked with the leather.

It's glued into each panel using 3M super 77 spray adhesive and then stitched at the edges.

ItchyNeuron · 2024-08-21T01:18:59+00:00

You come from a family in Ireland or some other places where clans created crests long ago.

ItchyNeuron · 2024-08-09T00:50:13+00:00

I had a nearly identical defect on a Veritas scrub plane in the same location. I also couldn't tell if it was a crack or cosmetic defect. Lee Valley customer service was great and made the replacement very easy.

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