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Simple Gate Latch

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Made a simple gate latch from PETG because my gate kept blowing open in high winds. Used 5/32 lag screws. The hole and slot are 8.5 mm. It is 7 mm thick. I printed it with 100% infill for rigidity. This one faces East, into the morning Sun. It sees direct sunlight approximately half of the day.

FYI... The following weekend after I posted this, I had a heavy storm through my area. Many trees blew over, and many many limbs were blown down. At least 2 neighbors lost large limbs from trees and at least 2 gates on my street blew open. Mine did NOT, and it DEFINITELY would have before my latch addition!!!!!

Simple, but VERY effective.....

UPDATE 11/11/18: Still holding up with no problems... Winter temps have just arrived.
I will update if this cracks...
(Where I live, Summer temperatures rise upwards of low 100's Fahrenheit (approximately 40 Celsius), and the Winter temperatures can drop below the freezing point of water several times.)
Source
Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Intermediate Low confidence
Single piece Hardware needed
Supports 1/3
Assembly 0/3
Settings 1/3
Bed size 0/3
Post-process 1/3
Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
PETG
Post-processing
Hardware
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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