Yes, its longer than the opening (because the post was not in line with the opening and I didn’t want it to swing through the other way), yes, the post is not level, yes, I should probably not have used an existing fence post, no, I will not be fixing it. But look at the fit on the diagonal. MINT

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    4 days ago

    Let me be your new back seat critic… Nice diagonal, it does nothing. To function it would want to be attached rigidly to the other parts but instead its attached to the vertical slats that it’s supposed to hold.

    But then you added the spring wheel the size of 3" pea gravel. Might as well just screw a 2x4 piece that just drags over the grass.

    Finally, hopefully you don’t paint it. We all love that 2 year door and fence lifespan. And the following 5 years of slow rot.

    LOL looking good man. I should take that on. My side door is practically put together by structural spiderwebs and slime mold.

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      I don’t quite understand if you’re attempting to be humorous or not. However, I disagree and most definitely think the diagonal does help the structural integrity so the far top angle doesn’t open up.

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        Well there is one screw from the diagonal to the top. Maybe There’s a hidden screw between the diagonal to the bottom piece. Then I would agree.