How to adjust Bommer hinges and replace tension pins in a pinch!!! Patreon: www.patreon.co...
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@jasonlara3 ай бұрын
The fact that you left your learning lesson in the video earned you a sub. Most contractors would have edited it out. You kept it real because that's how most of us would have done this. Thanks!
@Redwheelsarecool Жыл бұрын
As a skater i watched your videos and now as a craftsman im doing the same
@420 Жыл бұрын
My buddy who is a homebuilder told me the nail trick as well. I didn't have those when adjusting my hinges. I lived in this house for like 6 years before realizing I had these hinges installed for my garage door.
@rodneyhammon1793Ай бұрын
I always wanted to know how to adjust those hinges! Now I know. Thank you, you’re still the man!
@bahbee56593 жыл бұрын
You crack me up. Other DIY guys have all this “sponsored” equipment. You have the same kind of tools that I do😂🤪🙈
@bendegros3 жыл бұрын
:) I’m kinda old school. Don’t need or care for the fancy tools.
@bahbee56593 жыл бұрын
@@bendegros fancy! I was talking about the rusty file & deformed pliers handles. I must say, yours cut the finishing nails much easier than mine. Also, thanks for not cutting the oops on the tension direction. Dude, you are just to cool!
@monkeygraborange3 жыл бұрын
One of the beautiful things about getting older is that experience dictates those jobs you refuse to ever do again. For me that would include hanging doors and refinishing floors.
@dster2303 жыл бұрын
Always wondered what the weird looking hinges were for on my garage entry door! Thanks for the video!
@jacobmayoral76147 ай бұрын
Awesome video. I have a door that leads into my garage about 10' from my bedroom and if you arent careful it slams bad. I just loosened it up so itll close but not slam. Thank you!!!!!!
@zivan563 жыл бұрын
These are required in my area for certain doors (to furnace room and door between two suites). To top it off, they also require solid core doors. The way they were set up you could easily lose a finger if you don't get out of the way fast enough with all the tension+weight of the doors.
@elchicharron5538Ай бұрын
Super easy, your video save my *ss , thanks brother
@ghine51942 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. I guess I will find out which turning direction increases door closing speed also.
@chriskunce33313 жыл бұрын
Holy crap. I’ve been following your skate channels. But never knew you had this carpentry channel. 👍👍
@dpkerney61623 жыл бұрын
I had no idea it was Bommer, not bomber! Had to look it up, too . All my life, I thought it was so-called because of the automatic closure, like bomb bay doors. When I read the description, I thought it was a weird Canadian spelling of bomber. Always learning!
@mc-sp8zr3 жыл бұрын
Aw man, when I did retail store maintenance, I worked on plenty of these, and clipped finish nails are THE thing to use for this (bonus if the nail head is big enough to act as a stopper from going all the way through). The actual pins aren't much thicker, and I've never seen a nail get sheared from the spring tension. One time I needed a lot of tension, and while I was trying to insert a pin, the key slipped and went flying across the store. Fun times.
@bendegros3 жыл бұрын
🙂🙌
@richardhoffmann18583 жыл бұрын
SAME thing happened to me on a job and I almost left it...but I did the same thing. I thought what I did was so bootleg but after seeing this I feel legit.
@buttermilkbaysoap9416 Жыл бұрын
Ben great video. I’m looking to remove a door with these hinges without unscrewing from door jam. I need to replace a torn door sweep. A video on that would be amazing.
@edover503 жыл бұрын
Like dating, it’s always best with tension both ways ....
@bendegros3 жыл бұрын
😀 Hi Ed!!!!!
@normhodgkinson69653 жыл бұрын
Ben, are three hinges required in your area ? I have only seen, and also installed one hinge here in Calif. on the door that leads from inside the house to the garage.
@rogercohn6 ай бұрын
There is no requirement. Just how heavy the door and if there's frequent wind, etc. If it opens to outside
@bhami3 жыл бұрын
OMG, I had no idea that type of hinge existed! I went to a lot of effort to have a fancy door-closer installed which was probably way overkill.
@christophermm233 жыл бұрын
Cool. Seen those hinges before, but never knew the specialty of them
@granworks3 жыл бұрын
Heh, I'll admit that at first I thought you were channeling Matt Risinger, who refers to anything of high quality as "bomber" -- as in, "that's a bomber flashing job" and so these would be excellent hinges! Turns out that that's what self-closing hinges are called? Learn something new every day!
@bendegros3 жыл бұрын
😂
@sunnysingh84832 жыл бұрын
Now I know how to remove the pins. Thanks
@tr3nchify7 ай бұрын
There’s an Allen screw in the top of the hinge, an Allen wrench can be used to temporarily hold the tension.
@AtacamaHumanoid7 ай бұрын
Once you figured out the right tension, did you put the pin in the holes closer to the door or closer to the wall? I couldn't really see.
@necrojoe3 жыл бұрын
IMO, that's way too much tension. I have hinges like this between my kitchen and the garage. When we first moved in, it slammed like this, and it would rattle the picture frames on the wall, the the dishes in the cabinet next to the door. We never did anything about it, but over time it loosened up, and we like it much better now. The door should close with just enough force for the knob's latch to engage. Anything more than that, and the door is slamming. IMO, that's an inconvenience that it closes so quickly, but also it's noisy, and probably bangs the door jamb and/strike plate pretty hard, and is quite loud. That said, I guess I could see a situation where if that door is subjected to wind that might hold it open if it doesn't have enough tension on it, but this looks like a door to the garage, so wind wouldn't normally be an issue.
@Here-2-Learn3 жыл бұрын
That made me laugh 😂 I always see those for garage doors but never for front doors? Are they a bad idea for a front door? I have learned a lot from your channel . Keep the videos coming 👍🏻
@bendegros3 жыл бұрын
This is a garage door. Might be a PITA on a front door.
@poptoptom Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot mate just save me some time on a handy man job legend
@vancouvercarpenter Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@adriennebepsteinАй бұрын
Sorry cariama shoe guy but question. Move to right and pin to the left to make the door close with more or less tension? Thx
@johncoppock38233 жыл бұрын
A self opening door could sometimes be real handy. Boom boom!
@Ghostfanofurs Жыл бұрын
Everyone is talkin hinge adjusting, been there done that. What if the door is jamming up top, can ya bend a spring loaded to adjust the bind ?
@robertbamford82663 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Used a similar hinge on a door to the garage - auto close. I wonder if these could be used to tension a door that was incorrectly hung to keep it from always swinging all the way open. Maybe only replace one hinge? (Already tried the bent hinge pin trick. Some improvement, but not enough.) Thanks for the video.
@GarwoodNick3 жыл бұрын
I would think so but why not just adjust the door frame? Pull the casing off both sides, use sawzall on backside of jamb and face of jack stud to cut out all the shims & nails, set frame properly and renail everything, then put the casing back on. Should not take long.
@ronh93843 жыл бұрын
Did you try bending the leaves of hinge itself?
@bendegros3 жыл бұрын
After reading all that work I think I might try adding a bommer hinge😂
@GarwoodNick3 жыл бұрын
@@bendegros Normally I would agree but I tried it the other day for the first time and found it was surprisingly fast. The door was rubbing on the frame and the strike side jamb was not aligned with the hinge side, so you had to really yard on it to get it to close. My buddy who does commercial doors full time told me to do what I described. It sounds like a lot more work than it actually is unless you're dealing with some extraordinary finish on the casing but that isn't probably the case with a door to the garage.
@necrojoe3 жыл бұрын
@@bendegros Ha, right? Option 1: replace a hinge. 5 minute job, no power tools needed. Option 2: completely remove the door, possibly have to replace trim if it gets damaged in removal, but for sure have to re-fill new nail holes, possibly caulk gaps and re-paint between the jamb and trim and between trim and wall base boards, and while also making sawzall sawdust and noise, and re-nailing in the whole door jamb back in to place (hopefully only once), and then possibly have to re-cut trim pieces if you had to adjust your jamb enough to change dimensions of the completed install ( like, if you had to move one out, then your wall base board might be too long).
@4EverEvolving13 жыл бұрын
Good video. I have these on my door leading to the garage and I was wondering how to add tension to them. Request by the wife. Good looking out!
@GarwoodNick3 жыл бұрын
Interesting, I'm just about to do this for the first time
@GarwoodNick3 жыл бұрын
@Johnny AppleStead yeah I'm adjusting a single existing spring hinge
@briendownieАй бұрын
Works well… even in the USA 😂
@alans.77333 жыл бұрын
Hey Ben. Off topic from this video but I just picked up my first hawk and trowel. The trowel is a Bon 12x5. I know theres a learning curve but my performance yesterday was pretty awful. I was 18’ up a ladder skimming a popcorn ceiling though (popcorn had been removed). I know, heck of a way to learn huh. Anyways, I noticed the trowel was cupped slightly upwards towards the handle, along the axis of the handle. It was listed as a finishing trowel so I expected it to be perfectly flat. Are finishing trowels typically cupped in that way? Just wanted to know if I got a defective one or if this is the real deal. Sorry for the long comment. I tried to find and email contact but this was the best I could do. Sincerely long time subscriber, Alan.
@mikepatingo6 ай бұрын
Hello, where can i get this? Thank you
@saulteaux-ycccote-fn1783 жыл бұрын
Leaky showerr head or tap , sink drain ? Any info or demos
@charlesdsd5649 ай бұрын
came to find what direction to tension. almost turned it off when I saw him do it the wrong way. LOL
@cosmo1kramer Жыл бұрын
How do u remove hinges on these
@kpsingh3405 Жыл бұрын
Which direction
@saulteaux-ycccote-fn1783 жыл бұрын
Thank you ! DIY mom :)
@_baert3 жыл бұрын
But like, why would I need to adjust tension? How would I know? Should I test my doors right now or wait until something weird is up with them?
@bahbee56593 жыл бұрын
In Arizona it is not a code requirements but a home inspector will make a deal of it if it does not last have the door. So many people make a deal about the door being closed due to fire, but another thing to consider is any kind of solvent/gas fumes getting into the house if the door doesn’t latch closed. Really it’s how safe you want it to be safe for you.
@_baert3 жыл бұрын
@@bahbee5659 I dont understand any of what you said. Is this only for a self closing door? and if the door doesn't close on its own then it needs more tension. is that what you are saying?
@ljkelley3 жыл бұрын
@@_baert It's mostly for doors to attached garages. The door should automatically close and not stay open as a fire door and to stop and fumes from the garage from entering your living space.
@necrojoe3 жыл бұрын
OK, so since nobody answered your question clearly: A self-closing door is supposed to pull itself fully-closed so that the door knob completely latches closed, but doesn't slam. If it slams, that's too much tension. If you pull the door all the way open and let it go, it should close juuust hard enough to latch. THAT'S how you would know if you need to adjust tension. :)
@SanDiegoSalesAcademycom Жыл бұрын
Good
@dasushiis59643 жыл бұрын
Have you ever been to Summit tools? I thought I met someone looks like you.
@rogercohn6 ай бұрын
Which way? Clockwise looking down? You hid the most important part
@GSquigs3 жыл бұрын
Question now is... How would one go about adjusting door sag on said hinges?
@edover503 жыл бұрын
Eugene Esquig If you only need a little adjustment I would flex the upper and lower hinges - use a big crescent - clamp on hinge cylinder with door closed and bend the top hinge a little right and bottom hinge a little left. If that doesn’t work you will need to shim bottom jamb at hinge and /or remove a little meat on the upper.
@normhodgkinson69653 жыл бұрын
There is a tool for that called Knuckle Bender, made by Fastcap, and comes with a hinge pin remover. Its available on Amazon for about $ 20.00.
@wellnesswisdom-vi2sb2 ай бұрын
Got it backwards!!!!
@Polarbear53533 жыл бұрын
Sir.... This door frame should shimmed better and the reveals spaced evenly between the door slab and frame. Your gaps are uneven, shimming should be evenly spaced top, middle, bottom behind each hinge -equally on the strike jamb as well. ( certainly not being a jerk here, but we all learn as we go.)
@pierrebeausoleil58853 жыл бұрын
I LIKE THE FYL
@powerfullord50293 жыл бұрын
wow... just checked out that bommer hinges price... far out.. they are NOT cheap!!!
@jimmyterry2842 Жыл бұрын
I did the same lol
@JonathonKlemev3 жыл бұрын
I read this as boomer hinge when clicking
@trevorolson25643 жыл бұрын
That's a rusty file 😂
@2-old-Forthischet3 жыл бұрын
Not for me. I'd be vocally using all my four lettered words when that door closes on me with my hands full of stuff!
@blueskies9012 Жыл бұрын
✅😎👍✌️✌️
@ChrisZomboid3 жыл бұрын
Okay Bommer
@bjre.wa.86813 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Okay Bommer Hinges, Now what I want to see, is that door trimmed out. That looks nasty and will require some tricky Trimming.
@KingSobieski3 жыл бұрын
I use these all over my house because girls apparently were born without the instinct to close doors.
@alastairdallas3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was "bomber," too.
@mariaramos-enriquez8107 Жыл бұрын
Lol Lol Lol
@tranzco11733 жыл бұрын
OK boomer.
@jealousspur Жыл бұрын
VaNCouVEr?!
@NormanRamsey3 жыл бұрын
Worst-looking file ever. My dad left me some files in that kind of shape...