I recently used these on a gate job, and it turned out well. Of course, the gate was heavier than I would have thought, but they held up pretty well.

http://www.lowes.com/pd/Stanley-National-Hardware-2-Pack-Steel-Painted-Gate-Hinge/50414116

 

And yes, I'm going to wire brush and paint the whole thing, fence and posts and all.

 

This could be another option. I think this would look nicer too. You would have to verify the load rating. https://www.amazon.com/ALEKO-2JL33A...8&qid=1472504660&sr=8-1&keywords=weld+on+gate+hinge&refinements=p_85:2470955011

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So worked out the repair tonight. Picked up a short piece of angle and welded it inside the patch section:

Then I'll fit that inside the existing (cut back and ground down for welding) tubing and weld it all tight.

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I also cut off the old bent up hinges and and cleaned up those areas with a flap wheel.


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And yes my welds are a bit a$$. Still practicing!

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Splices are always a challenge. Sometimes you get lucky and they look ok but with square tubing it's hard. I usually clamp a straight piece of scrap that will span the length of the splice to help line everything up. The grinding is the hardest part due to the radius on the corners of the tubing. Go slow and make light passes with a flap disc and then finish off with some 80 grit sandpaper with a wood block backing it up. Try to follow the radius of the tubing to help smooth everything out. If you have a orbital palm sander that will work even better.

I blended these using a 40 grit flapdisc then a 2 inch 60 grit pad on a right angle die grinder and then finished off with orbital palm sander. Always following the radius of the tubing

As far as a self closing hinges...I believe the weld on ones are pretty expensive. The plastic ones are cheaper but don't last as long. I think you can get them from Kings Metals

 

Looks good. After building a mere 6 gates (as a hobbiest), I learned after the first gate that no matter what, always use the thicker walled tubing and heavy duty hinges. "Overkill" is not, when making a gate that gets beat up daily.

 

So, spent some more time on the gate repair today, and really convinced myself that I am crappiest welder. :grin:

I cut a second price of angle to fit in with the first, giving me a mostly solid sleeve into the adjacent bit of tubing. I spent some time dialing in for the outer tubing, but forgot that the inner sleeve is actually a gauge or two heavier, so the welds didn't penetrate well and had to be ground down.

Got it fitted:

Weld and grind...

Weld and grind...

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