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Looking for posts - 4/25/2008 3:53:52 PM   
MladyHathor


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Status: offline 		I need some advice and if you have links that's a help---I just ordered 2 horse head hitching posts that need to fit over a 2.75"  diameter post---question is what kind of post do I use?
 
Ive looked at fence posts--too big, bird house poles---too small---ok can I get some help?
 
 
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RE: Looking for posts - 4/25/2008 3:59:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		if there is a Home Depot, Lumberyard, or Loews will usually cut to order something that is close.  Usually there is a variety, and You already seem to have the diameter which is should be all You will need.  If i were looking to do this with minimal expense, i would bring a tape measure and saw into the woods, but the wood would have to dry and age a bit before using it to get rid of the wildlife, and sap.

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RE: Looking for posts - 4/25/2008 4:01:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		Plumbing supplies might have preset metal or PVC posts that would do the trick as well.

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RE: Looking for posts - 4/25/2008 4:04:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hello MISTRESS i am a NYC union carpenter you can used a 2x4 they are 1.34x3.15i hope that help.yhank you for your time

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RE: Looking for posts - 4/25/2008 4:35:25 PM   
MladyHathor


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Status: offline 		a 2x4 will work for something that is round? and is that 2.75 inches in diameter? I thought a 2x4 was rectangle?

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RE: Looking for posts - 4/25/2008 7:38:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		is there no one that can help with this??

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RE: Looking for posts - 4/25/2008 8:07:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		What you need is a dowel.

A dowel is the generic term for a column of wood, metal, plastic, or stone.  They come in many many widths.

I would buy a wooden dowel that can be stained to match the hitch.  That's the cheap way to do it.

Classy choice is to weld a metal dowel and paint the whole thing.  There should be a hole in the bottom of the hitch (metal horse head).  That hole will be a standard pipe size.  If you're lucky, it might even be threaded (like a screw).  Go get a pipe that matches it.


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RE: Looking for posts - 4/25/2008 8:36:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		What are using these hitching posts for?  There are a plethora of options for you; it just depends on what you need it for.  If all you need is a wood post, than someone can cut you one on a lathe at your local wood fabrication shop.  I worked at a Lowe's when I was younger, and I don't remember them offering a service like that.  But they would certainly point you in the right direction.  If you want a metal post, you need to ask around your local hardware store.  It's hard to help you when your info is so vague. 

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RE: Looking for posts - 4/25/2008 8:37:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=92177-264-30177&detail=&lpage=none
This is a 2.325 (2 3/8") fence post that might do the trick, MLady Hathor, on line or in Greensboro area (might require being ordered and then delivered to a local shop).

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RE: Looking for posts - 4/26/2008 5:03:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		ahhhhhh all good suggestions, thank you all!  The hitches will be decorative---and come in blackl so dont want to repaint them, but do think I will need to paint the post--
 
again, thank you so much!
 


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