- The Rising Gate Calculator – just type in the numbers and it tells you where to drill
Blog posts about hanging a rising gate, and constructing the calculator:
- How to hang a Rising Gate – description of the problem
- How to hang a rising gate: 2 – the problem in pictures
- Rising Gate Geometry (Wonkish) – how to work out the numbers (you don’t have to read this to hang a rising gate!)
- Rising Gate Geometry 2 (Wonkish) – how to work out more numbers (you don’t have to read this either)
- How to Hang a Rising Gate: the Calculator – written the day I had the calculator working
- Better help info – written the day I realised the calculator was hard to use, and fixed it
- How to hang a rising gate – in 3D! – about my online 3D model of a rising gate
- Rising Gate Calculator on Github – if you’d like to change the program, go ahead
- A Real Rising Gate – pictures of a real one hung using this calculator.
This is pure genius. After way too long staring at a badly hung 5 bar gate at the house I bought last Year, I finally have a solution. Just one question, when using a hook and eye style 5 bar gate hinge, will the pins of the hinge need to be extended at all to prevent the eye of the hinge rising up too far and becoming disconnected?
I can’t see any reason why you’d need to extend the hinge pins. I have a 5 bar gate hung like this and it works without any problem. Thanks for the comment and good luck with the gate! Maybe send a photo when it’s all finished?
You, sir, are a genius and a lifesaver. Thank you.
Hi
I am looking at putting a driveway gate in and need it to raise as the drive is fairly steep. Looking at the illustrations and 3d model my head cant work out how the top hinge opens as normal Have you proven this idea? I am currently creating a CAD model to my dimensions to sort of simulate it.
Hope this works because it seems like a very good solution to my problem. Other than buying expensive raise hinges.
Kind regards
Dan
I have been looking for an answer to this question for AGES! As a gate installer this has been a challenge! Now l have the answer. Thank you Mr Mad Inventor!