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Originally Posted by techweenie View Post
I had a single, full-width steel driveway gate and the hinge was just a collar/axle setup with grease in it. No trouble in 18 years of ownership. A bearing is nice, but it's overkill.
"just a collar/axle setup with grease in it" -is- a bearing. ...just not a ball, or roller bearing.

rfuerst911sc - Maybe you have some old rear wheel bearings out of the SC? --those would do the trick.

Also, don't forget wind loading. That is, if you go for 'light structure' it had better let wind pass thru.
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