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The Pull of Royalty

Carol Beach Bath Drawer PullIs there a drawer pull in your home that keeps coming off in your hand?  MNG Heart Drawer PullHow about a non-symmetric pull that somehow gets oriented in the wrong direction, either upside down or sideways?  Is there a round pull that spins in your Bellwith Keeler Polished Brass Drawer Pullhand and sometimes causes you to let go of the drawer, preventing you from reaching those valuable items in the drawer?

The solution is not expensive!  It is called a “crown” or “star” washerInternal Crown Washer and several can be had for a dollar at your local hardware store.  What it does is actually dig into the drawer face, mounting bolt or nut and the backside of the drawer pull.  Because of the raised “crown,” the teeth of the crown digs into the material, preventing abutting pieces from turning when pressure is applied (when the bolt or nut is tightened).External Crown Washer

What you do is place one such crown nut between the pull and the drawer face and a second one behind the drawer face and next to the bolt or nut.  When you tighten it down, it should prevent the loosening and turning you’ve previously experienced.

You can find samples on this page at www.knobshingesandmore.com.

Add comment February 23rd, 2007

Door Hardware-When ordering Interior Levers

How to determine door handing when ordering your door hardware.

Determining your door handing can be confusing as there many different methods of determining which handing you need. There are a few basic rules that if followed will help you order the correct handing for the door hardware you need to order.

How to determine the handing or swing of your door:
Stand in the doorway with you back to the hinge side. If the door swings to your left, it is a left hand swinging door. If it swings to your right it is a right hand door. This applies except under the following circumstances.

- If your door swings out, but you need it locking on the inside, you’ll want to order the opposite handing than it generally would be. For example. You have a bathroom door that swings out. Using the above method, you stand in the doorway and the door swings out to your right. Generally you would order a RH lever, but since you want the lock button to be on the inside of the bathroom, you’ll need to order a left handed lever for that application.

Add comment June 9th, 2005

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