Show SLIDING FARM GATE IS EASILY OPERATED Must Be Suspended Between Two Strong Posts i Equilibrium Is Maintained by Principle pie pe of Cantilever Rollers Cantilever Rollers Are Arc Made of Hard Wood Bored to Hold Gas Pipe A sliding farm gate which rides on rollers Is easily opened and closed and such gates would be commoner If It It were not for certain difficulties of construction The gate must be suspended suspended sus sus- p as the earth It t too soft to support support sup sup- port the rollers and If It hangs from froma a track door barn-door fashion the passage pas pasS sage through gh the gateway will be ob oh This difficulty can be overcome overcome overcome over over- come by furnishing the gate with a n along along long top rail which projects several feet beyond the rest of th the structure as ns shown shon In the sketch The projectIng projectIng project project- Ing part bears against a a roller pla placed ed above It It so that equilibrium Is maintained maintained main main- tamed by the principle of the canti cant lever There Is less stra strain n upon the tile posts than In the case of a hinged gate but It Is necessary to plant them firmly as ns the gate will not ride easily If they ar are bent from th the vertical Each Ench pair pall of posts should be bolted together before being set In position and should be set 3 feet deep with a coat cont of creosote tin on n the lower lo part to prevent rotting and cad with wooden r 5 Jai eF PO By Means of a Long Top Rail a Farm Gate Is Made to Ride Smoothly on Wooden Rollers blocks spiked around them to keep them steady The rollers are made of ot hard wood bored to hold a n bushing of or Inch gas pipe which should be made a n tight fit They are are then placed between centers 01 or on n a mandrel and turned true after alter which they should be boiled In linseed oil to make them weatherproof H. II A. A Shearer WIN Wil lits California |