Replacement retaining clip for our screen door

Made using some oak scrap.

hand tools

Hand tools for most of it. Drill press was useful to get the depth of the counter sink for the screws' shoulders.

drill press

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7 Comments

thenextguy@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 2d (3 replies)

I didn't even know we had a screen door.

naught101@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2d (2 replies)

You never contribute anything to this household. Your mother and I think it's about time you started looking for somewhere else to live.

thenextguy@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2d

You're not my real dad. He's out getting cigarettes. He'll be home any day now.

dohpaz42@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2d

This is how I view you talking to @thenextguy@sh.itjust.works. 🫣

naught101@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2d (1 reply)

Nice! Is the short cross-grain bit likely to be under strain?

pageflight@piefed.social · 2 pts · 1d

Thanks!

Should be OK, here's how it is installed.

installed

Janx@piefed.social · 1 pts · 2d

It's replacing that black plastic piece? I can't picture what it's for...