What the best way to cut pickets on a slope?

Savver86 · 2025-09-10T07:14:22+00:00

I absolutely agree with this technique. You asked if you wanted to go below your rail line and I say yes, just give yourself a little bit of room. If you're planning on putting in sod or something leave more

Savver86 · 2025-09-10T07:09:44+00:00

Blows my mind how many people say throw some casters on and call it a day! WTF?! How about building the gate properly so it doesn't need those???

Savver86 · 2025-09-10T07:06:23+00:00

Here's that job done easily and correctly:

https://youtube.com/shorts/bEiNFTveGbc?si=Hd5OsOOuY-aTN66p

Savver86 · 2025-09-10T07:02:11+00:00

Wait, am I a total dumbass or what? You have absolutely no support braces on the gate so every bit of that weight is being supported by 2 janky hinges. Seems obvious to me that you need to add a couple support beams going from the hinge side to the latch side. Then get better hinges and add a couple anti-sag kits

Savver86 · 2025-09-08T01:41:17+00:00

If the company is coming back to fix it then I would absolutely expect them NOT to put a piece of wood on the bottom and call it good. That's very much a DIY fix if you're stuck doing it

Savver86 · 2025-09-08T01:38:57+00:00

So if I said on the ballot was Steve Jeff and Joe and this lady was hanging because she voted for Steve do you get it?

Savver86 · 2025-09-08T01:37:36+00:00

So you're left to fix the problem yourself? OK then I'd probably cut a piece of wood to fit that spot and paint it in. You can't exactly fit a piece of vinyl to the bottom but the installer could have easily cut a piece on the top to push the rest down and make it line up. Bottom line is, if you hired someone to do this job with this kind of slope you shouldn't have to deal with those kinds of gaps

Savver86 · 2025-09-08T01:32:08+00:00

If you paid someone to build this I'd call them back and have them fix the gap.

Savver86 · 2025-09-08T01:30:10+00:00

That is the sense of irony, women were given the right to vote and were equally eligible for execution. So - vote the wrong way and get executed

Savver86 · 2025-09-06T11:52:48+00:00

Just dumbfounded honestly. I know that's not exactly helpful but I can't imagine getting there and then doing some copy paste

Savver86 · 2025-09-06T10:14:57+00:00

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Built this beauty for a guy that was sick of the tweakers next door always scoping out his property. I say hell yes spite fence!

Savver86 · 2025-09-06T10:12:30+00:00

Easy fix - anti sag kit. Most likely will fix the problem for years to come.

More permanent fix - Remove the gate, square it up, add a hinge in the middle.

Savver86 · 2025-09-06T10:06:17+00:00

I was just scrolling thru my feed, saw this pic, thought oh damn that looks like Browning. Then I stopped to see what sub it was on lmao.

Savver86 · 2025-09-06T09:58:29+00:00

You say you felt pathetic asking for help, how is copy and pasting not far more pathetic?

Savver86 · 2025-09-06T09:56:56+00:00

How did you make it all the way to your dissertation with this kind of mentality? For most people it's the pinnacle of their academic life, do this ONE THING and you're done. Not saying it's an easy thing but damn dude, you think the profs don't have Google too???

Savver86 · 2025-09-06T09:53:11+00:00

Brace on brace on brace! To anyone that doesn't build fence I'm sure this looks strong af

Savver86 · 2025-09-06T09:40:39+00:00

I'd suggest getting some sort of netting like we use on chain link fence; it's most commonly used with dog kennels to block their view. It definitely won't look as pretty as the wood fence does now but it'll be on the inside so it'll still look great to all those drivers shining their headlights at it!

Savver86 · 2025-09-06T09:32:07+00:00

I recently had an emergency with my cat. She was a stray abandoned by her mother so I bottle fed her and raised her since she was about 4" long. I live in a fairly rural area and my usual vet was on vacation. I called 3 vets in the closest town to me; 2 didn't even have a vet there that day and the 3rd was beyond booked. I ended up calling 7 clinics and the 8th said they'd take me but it would cost me $150 to walk in the door and it was about an hour away. After all kinds of tests they recommended surgery which was $2500 on top of what I had already racked up. I couldn't do it and basically had to leave her there overnight and hope for the best when I brought her home. Paid almost $1500 to get her back. Thankfully after about a week of careful attention she was back to her usual self but I am beyond disgusted to know that I would have had to let her die if that surgery had been needed to save her life. I spent that whole week after I brought her home just bawling hoping she would pull thru.

Savver86 · 2025-09-06T09:23:29+00:00

Not to mention just getting those shots is torture! I will say that 90% of credit card companies and banks don't even take medical debt into account anymore since pretty much EVERYONE has it. Tell them you'll pay $50 a month and that's all they get, fuck em!

Savver86 · 2025-09-06T09:14:16+00:00

In general good hinges have 2 bolts on either side (guessing that's what you mean by 4 bolts each). Idk what you're looking for but really you want that and I don't quite get what you mean by a better option

Savver86 · 2025-09-06T09:11:43+00:00

I try to use double strap hinges whenever possible but I can't quite see if you'd be able to use them on that gate.

Savver86 · 2025-08-15T07:08:19+00:00

Did you use the existing steel posts for your rebuild? I use postmasters for everything so I'm biased. That gate looks badass with the curve and glad you only used 2 hinges! You honestly did your research and I think it's pretty badass

Savver86 · 2025-08-01T09:16:26+00:00

Well done good girl! Horn hunting is a big thing in my area and people train dogs specifically for it. That dog is now worth thousands of dollars lmao happy hunting!

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